Resolved
Reported for: WPML Multilingual CMS 4.6.7
Resolved in: WPML 4.7
Overview of the issue
If you are using WPML, you may experience significant slowness in the backend of your WordPress site. This issue is accompanied by a large number of duplicated queries, particularly related to icl_background_task table.
Workaround
Please, make sure of having a full backup of your site before proceeding.
Then, access to your database and truncate the icl_background_task table.
Hello, thank you very much. We have deleted the wp_icl_background_task table in the database and the error has been successfully fixed. Fantastic! Thanks a lot.
We are glad to know that it helped, Peter.
I’m having the same type of problems. Truncating the icl_background_task table helps for a while (it stops the processes that hang) but when an update is done, the same thing happens and tasks get stuck and build up again in this table.
Support mentioned you were working on a solution, when can I expect this to be resolved?!
So far, we don’t have an ETA but our developers are aware of this issue.
We will keep this page updated once there is any news.
Hi, experiencing the same issues and wondering if there’s been any updates on this. Thanks.
Hi Bernice,
This issue should be fixed in WPML 4.7, which will be released soon. You can download the RC version here and test it on a staging site.
We’ll update this errata once 4.7 is released.