Custom post titles should copy not translate

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May 19, 2025 at 4:14 pm #17049577
dennisB-32	Background of the issue: I am trying to ensure that custom post titles on my site, hidden link, are copied rather than translated using WPML. Symptoms: Some of my custom post types are translating titles when they should be copied. Questions: How can I configure WPML to copy custom post titles instead of translating them?
May 19, 2025 at 6:42 pm #17050245
Andrey WPML Supporter since 06/2013 Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский ) Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+03:00)	Thank you for contacting WPML support. WPML does not include a built-in feature to exclude custom post titles from translation. Achieving this behavior requires custom development. You can refer to the following example as a starting point or for testing: https://wpml.org/forums/topic/do-not-translate-title-with-automatic-translation/#post-13051837 Make sure to replace "product" in the code with the custom post type you want to target, like so: $posttype == "your_custom_post_type" I hope this helps. Please backup your database before making any changes.