Problem: The client was experiencing an issue where the Spanish translation of their WordPress site using WPML was not working, displaying an error: 'Uncaught Error: Unknown format specifier "S"'. Solution: 1. We asked the client to increase the WordPress memory limit by adding the following code to their wp-config.php file:
If this solution does not resolve your issue, or if it seems outdated or irrelevant to your case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If needed, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum for further assistance.
Problem: You encountered a fatal error on the WPML troubleshooting page when trying to fix the collation of the
element_type
column in
icl_translations
. The error was caused by a duplicate entry for key
el_type_id
.
Solution: First, ensure you take a full backup of your website and database. Then, access your database using a database client like phpMyAdmin or Adminer. Execute the following SQL query to remove the corrupted records:
DELETE FROM tpw_icl_translations WHERE element_type = 'package_page-builder-shortcode-strin' AND translation_id NOT IN ( SELECT translation_id FROM ( SELECT t1.translation_id FROM tpw_icl_translations t1 LEFT JOIN tpw_icl_translations t2 ON t1.element_id = t2.element_id AND t2.element_type = 'package_page-builder-shortcode-strings' WHERE t1.element_type = 'package_page-builder-shortcode-strin' AND t2.translation_id IS NULL ) AS keepers );
After running this query, retry the "Fix element_type collation" option on the WPML Troubleshooting page.
If this solution does not resolve your issue or seems outdated, we recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If the problem persists, please open a new support ticket.
Problem: If you're experiencing issues accessing the Estonian language category page on your WordPress site, while the Russian language category page functions correctly, it might be due to the known issue where product category links do not use translated slugs. Solution: We recommend following these steps: 1. Navigate to WPML → Settings → Taxonomies Translation. 2. Locate Product Categories and ensure the option “Set different slugs in different languages for Product categories” is selected. 3. Click Save to confirm the settings.
If this solution does not resolve your issue or seems irrelevant due to being outdated or not applicable to your case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. Additionally, if you need further assistance, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
Problem: If you're experiencing issues with your checkout not translating or adjusting properly, Solution: We recommend checking if you're facing a known issue related to WooCommerce Multilingual where cart page strings are not translated when using blocks. You can find more details and a possible workaround by visiting the following link: WooCommerce Multilingual cart page strings not translated when using blocks.
If this solution does not apply to your case, or if it seems outdated, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. Should you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
Problem: After updating WooCommerce, category pages in French (second language) return a 404 error, although the products themselves work fine. Solution: We recommend trying the following workaround, which has helped in similar cases: https://wpml.org/errata/product-category-links-do-not-use-translated-slugs/
If this solution does not resolve your issue or seems irrelevant due to being outdated or not applicable to your case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If the problem persists, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum for further assistance.
Problem: You are experiencing an issue where tinymce editors are not loading initially, and the content for WYSIWYG fields from ACF PRO does not load on page load. The error message indicates that the function
_load_textdomain_just_in_time
was called incorrectly, suggesting that translation loading for the acf domain was triggered too early. Solution: This problem is associated with the Advanced Custom Fields PRO plugin rather than WPML. We recommend updating the ACF Pro plugin to the latest version. If the issue persists, consider reporting it to their support team. Additionally, to isolate whether the issue is related to WPML, deactivate all other plugins except for WPML and observe if the problem still occurs. Ensure to back up your website and database before making these changes, and preferably, perform these tests on a staging or development site to avoid affecting your live site.
If this solution does not resolve your issue or seems irrelevant due to being outdated or not applicable to your case, please check related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verify the version of the permanent fix, and confirm that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If needed, do not hesitate to open a new support ticket with us for further assistance.
