Background of the issue:
I want to start using the 'Advanced Translation Editor' on a site that up to now was still using the 'Classic Translation Editor'. The site I need help with is hidden link. I use the 'Advanced Translation Editor' on other sites and it works.
Symptoms:
On the first page I tried using the 'Advanced Translation Editor', the text does not appear translated on the front end and under 'Translations queue' it keeps showing as 'In progress'.
Questions:
Why does the text not appear translated on the front end?
Why does the translation show as 'In progress' under 'Translations queue'?
Languages: English (English )Spanish (Español )German (Deutsch )
Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)
Hello,
I would like to offer to have a closer look at the problem and request temporary access (wp-admin and FTP) to the website to investigate this issue further.
You can find the required fields below the comment section when you log in to leave the next reply. The information you provide is private, which means only you and I can see and access it.
IMPORTANT
Please be sure to make a backup copy of the website and database before allowing us access.
If you can't see the wp-admin / FTP fields, your post and website credentials are set as PUBLIC. DO NOT publish the data unless you see the required wp-admin / FTP fields.
The private response form looks like this: hidden link
Next time you reply, click "I still need assistance."
Video: hidden link
Please note that we are obliged to request this information individually on each ticket. We may not access any access information not specifically submitted on this ticket in the private response form.
As you can see I seem to have the whole page translated, yet it still has old information and all the new content, though appearing in the back end Advanced Editorl, do not appear at all on the front end.
It is a page that already was a duplicate (without translation, just an exact copy) before I activated the Advanced Editor. Not sure how that impacts anything.
A / All I want to achieve for NOW is:
- Translate everything manually (never automated, at least not for now).
- Only one person translates, so no complicated 'jobs basket, put away for review' etc sort of things. No need for team tools. SIMPLE: just me. I translate it shows up on the site in the simplest possible workflow.
B / What I'd like LATER:
Start using the Advanced Editor on old content, to step-by-step have it all 'modernized' eventually, but that scares me a lot, not sure I understand well, but if/when it works, I'll have to re-copy-paste all my already translated content in the Advanced Editor, correct ?
Am just sharing this for info but for now let's focus on A :0)
If the author does not provide such a config, you can alternatively create one yourself. This config can be stored under WPML > Settings > Custom XML Configuration.
We can further offer a WPML test site on which we can recreate the issue and I assist you with a basic configuration for a couple of widgets, but if there are many affected widgets it would be better to reach the author of those widgets.
---
Alternative: Use the WordPress Editor as the translation method instead.
A.
If some elements cannot be translated due to a plugin issue like the one mentioned, then nothing can appear translated on the front end until all such third party tools are removed from the page?
Is that what I am supposed to understand in this case ?
So not even Elementor's regular text blocks and titles in this case can show on the frontend.. Its confusing, why is that ?
B.
Need to look into:
WordPress editor, never had, always worried of creating more issues.
If it so great why do we even need your Advanced Editor ?
I have no clue how this tool relates to WPML.
Can we completely deactivate WPML for this, or do they sort of work together ?!?
C.
Using the old WPML system I had no issues using this 3rd party Tables plugin, sad it won't work with the 'Advanced' one.
Maybe the best route is to revert to the old editor and forget about ever using the Advanced editor on any older site. It's kind of scary having to juggle all these things, wondering each time if WPML will or will not work with such and such plugin is quite a headache.
Is there any date, future where my sites could be completely f***ed because you decide to pull the plug on the old editor ? That worries me a lot.
Languages: English (English )Spanish (Español )German (Deutsch )
Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)
The expected behaviors can be determined like this:
1) Manual translations from the WordPress Editor are lost when re-translating via ATE (Advanced Translation Editor) or CTE (Classic Translation Editor). This occurs unless switching on the original content the translation method to use the WordPress Editor first.
2) Translations from the Advanced Translation Editor are available on the Classic Translation Editor.
3) Translations from the Classic Translation Editor are not available on the Advanced Translation Editor.
There are no plans to change those behaviors, as they are technically not possible.
About the issue on your site:
I can assist with creating a custom XML config for this widget if you could install the latest version of ""Ultimate Addons for Elementor" on a WPML test site which I will be glad to provide for testing.
"I can assist with creating a custom XML config for this widget if you could install the latest version of ""Ultimate Addons for Elementor" on a WPML test site which I will be glad to provide for testing."
I'll make a simple test site this week-end and get back to you next week :0)
I prefer I make a quick site this week-end, that way I'll have it at hand for other testing. I'll keep it as a WMPL test-ground for compatibility with addons. Thank you for the offer :-0)
