This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem:
You are developing a bilingual site and have a custom post type called 'portfolio'. While the taxonomy names display correctly in French, they appear in French instead of English on the English page, despite having translations set in WPML.
Solution:
First, ensure that you have translated the taxonomy slug or label via WPML > String Translation. Use the filter hook
wpml_translate_single_string
to retrieve the translated string. Here's how you can implement it:
$taxonomy_objects = get_object_taxonomies( 'post', 'objects' );
foreach ($taxonomy_objects as $taxonomy) {
$tax_slug = apply_filters( 'wpml_translate_single_string', $taxonomy->name, 'WordPress', 'URL '. $taxonomy->name .' tax slug' );
echo $tax_slug;
echo "<br />";
}
For more details, follow this documentation: https://wpml.org/wpml-hook/wpml_translate_single_string
If you prefer using SQL queries, you can fetch the translated name directly from the database using the following query:
SELECT st.value AS translated_text FROM wp_icl_strings s JOIN wp_icl_string_translations st ON s.id = st.string_id WHERE s.context = 'WordPress' -- string domain AND s.value = 'category' AND st.language = 'fr' AND st.status = 10; -- completed status
Please test this on your staging site before applying it to your production site.
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Last updated by Long Nguyen 1 week, 2 days ago.
Assisted by: Long Nguyen.
 Ankit Kumar |
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 Long Nguyen Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (GMT+07:00) |
Hi Ankit, Thank you for contacting WPML support, I’m happy to help you with this issue. From WPML > String Translation, you can translate the taxonomy slug or label. Then use the filter hook "wpml_translate_single_string" to show the translation string. Here is an example:
$taxonomy_objects = get_object_taxonomies( 'post', 'objects' );
foreach ($taxonomy_objects as $taxonomy) {
$tax_slug = apply_filters( 'wpml_translate_single_string', $taxonomy->name, 'WordPress', 'URL '. $taxonomy->name .' tax slug' );
echo $tax_slug;
echo "<br>";
}
Please check the attached screenshot and follow the documentation Note: I would like to inform you that helping you with custom code, is out of the scope of WPML. If you are not able to accomplish this, I would recommend you contact one of our certified partners who will be more than happy to help you with this. In this link, you will find a list of our certified partners: https://wpml.org/contractors/ Thanks.    |
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Ankit Kumar |
"Well, I am already doing it that way; check sc1.png. However, the issue is that my client added a new taxonomy and provided a translated name under WPML → Taxonomy Translation (e.g., check sc2.png). Now, the question is: if I've already added the translated name in the backend, why do I still need to add an entry in WPML → String Translation?" Isn't there a database query I can use to fetch the translated name directly since it's already saved?   |
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Long Nguyen Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (GMT+07:00) |
