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Hiding Languages on the Front-End

Dario
Updated
December 10, 2024

WPML allows you to hide languages on your site while preparing translations, ensuring incomplete content stays hidden.

To hide a language on the front-end, go to the WPML → Languages page and in the Hide languages section select all the languages that you want to hide. After selecting the languages click the Save button.

Hiding language on front-end

Sending Content to Translation and Reviewing Translations for Languages That Are Hidden

To send content to translation for hidden languages, you have to change adjust one user profile setting for your translators first. This also applies if you need to allow translators to review and approve pending translations for these languages.

  1. Go to Users → All Users and click Edit next to a user that you want to see hidden languages.
  2. Find the WPML language settings section and tick the Display hidden languages checkbox.
  3. Click the Update Profile button to save.
Editing user profile settings

Now, you can assign translation jobs to this specific user and allow them to review translations for hidden languages.