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Last updated by Andreas W. 2 months ago.

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January 22, 2025 at 7:51 pm #16624983

yvonneH-2

Background of the issue:
I am trying to use two attributes, ℮ (nominal mass) and ℮ (nominal volume), with values that need no translation, such as 40ml or 15g. The setting is 'translate or use default' on both attributes. While they work for the English products (see hidden link), they don't work for the German version (see hidden link).

Symptoms:
I expected to see the value of 100g independent of language. Instead, I got nothing.

Questions:
Why are the attribute values not appearing in the German version?
How can I ensure the attribute values display correctly in all languages?
January 25, 2025 at 5:05 pm #16633818

Andreas W.
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Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

Hello,

Please take note that products and product variations are not supposed to be set to "Translatable use translation if available or fallback to default language".

This setting by default is blocked when using "WooCommerce Multilingual & Multi-Currency" and should not be changed.

You will need to translate these global attributes at WooCommerce > WooCommerce Multilingual & Multi-Currency > Attributes.

Best regards
Andreas

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January 28, 2025 at 11:49 am #16641479

yvonneH-2

I'm not talking about product and product variations, I'm talking about attributes.

> "Please take note that products and product variations are not supposed to be set to "Translatable use translation if available or fallback to default language"."

If true, that would be a tremendously stupid way to code a software. Still, it is not what this is about.

I want the attribute to be translated and its values should use the default language.

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January 28, 2025 at 4:19 pm #16643237

Andreas W.
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Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

Also, when it comes to the attributes, I recommend that you do not use fallback and make sure that they are translated.

Is this not a solution or your use case?

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