Resolved
Reported for: WPML Multilingual CMS 4.6.13
Overview of the issue
When translating posts using WPML’s Advanced Translation Editor (ATE) Gen3, URLs containing ampersand (&) characters have it removed in the translated version. For example, a URL like https://wpml.org/?parameter=variable&par ameter2=variable2 is incorrectly translated to https://wpml.org/?parameter=variableparameter2=variable2. The issue does not occur when using ATE Gen2.
You may also experience a similar situation with ampersands directly added in the content but stripped from translations.
Workaround
Until this issue is resolved, switching to ATE Gen2 is a viable workaround.
We also have this issue. The & character disappears from the translation in ATE, including for texts (not just URLs).
Thank you Nomad, this issue has already been reported as well.
I’ve updated this erratum for more clarity.
In addition to the bug above. The ampersands are also stripped from regular text. This is annoying the least, because you have to manually insert the ampersand back via the WP editor.
Hello Tom,
This issue has already been reported. I’ve updated this erratum for more clarity.
We will keep this page updated.
Hello good morning, so can you explain how to switch to ATE Gen2
Hello there,
Sure. When you open a translation job in ATE, you will find a settings option on the top right. There, please enable the option “Use the previous version of the Advanced Translation Editor”.
Regards