Gutenberg File block downloads the same file in all languages

Resolved

Reported for: WPML Multilingual CMS 4.4.10

Resolved in: 4.5.9

Overview of the issue

If you use a Gutenberg File block but you translate its media file with WPML, the file block in secondary languages will point always to the original file.

Workaround

We don’t have a workaround yet, but our developers are working on it.

2 Responses to “Gutenberg File block downloads the same file in all languages”

Jonathan says:

January 15, 2022 at 8:38 am

Hi, this is huge for me! I have lots of PDF files on a clients site and always used the file widget. It would be great to at least be able to access the file url in the translation editor (I use classic) and paste in the URL to the translated PDF. There’s GOT to be some way to achieve this!!!

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- Andrés says:
  
  January 17, 2022 at 7:48 am
  
  Hello Jonathan,
  For translating your links, please follow this tutorial. If this does not help, please open a ticket in our support forum where we will be able to help you better.
  Regards
  
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