Creating a custom translation engines integration

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:
The client is experiencing issues with the integration between WPML and Crowdin on a WordPress site supporting 20+ languages. The integration picks up unnecessary strings, and syncing between the two systems is unreliable, making it difficult to understand why updates are not reflected.
Solution:
We cannot provide a custom integration between WPML's automatic translation and Crowdin Translation Service as the translation memory systems of the two are incompatible. However, if you're facing issues with the current integration with Crowdin and need further investigation into what is not working, we are ready to assist you. Additionally, if you are considering moving to WPML's automatic translation option, please provide more details on what you aim to achieve and share your site's Debug information with us. You can find instructions on how to provide this information here.

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This topic contains 3 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by Itamar 2 months, 3 weeks ago.

Assisted by: Itamar.

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September 9, 2024 at 11:24 am #16155774
kalleV-3	Background of the issue: We have an integration with WPML + Crowdin and to say nicely, it's a pain to have that workflow integrated into our WordPress site once you have 20+ languages. It picks up unnecessary string and the syncing is awful between 2 systems in a sense that sometimes it's really hard to understand why something is not updating, although everything seems to be good. Definitely not something meant to be usable for an average blog creator. We are looking for alternative options for CrowdIn integration and an idea came to mind, since WPML already have the built-in translations system. Symptoms: The integration picks up unnecessary strings and syncing between WPML and Crowdin is unreliable, making it hard to understand why updates are not reflected. Questions: Is it possible to create a custom translation engine integration with CrowdIn ? Since CrowdIn has already some translation memory available, it would do well if it's possible to pull/send some information from Translation Page directly to CrowdIn.
September 9, 2024 at 11:38 am #16155906
Itamar Supporter Languages: English (English ) Hebrew (עברית ) Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (GMT+02:00)	Hi, This ticket has been inactive for quite a while. I didn't get a reply from you. So, I've transformed this chat into a support ticket because you may still need our help. If you do, please reply to this ticket, and one of our supporters will continue helping you. In the chat, I asked: " I'm trying to understand what you are asking. Do you want to move to WPML's automatic translation option?" Can you please elaborate on what you hope to achieve? Also, please share your site's Debug information with me. You can read about it here. http://wpml.org/faq/provide-debug-information-faster-support/ Regards, Itamar.
September 9, 2024 at 11:56 am #16156004
kalleV-3	We'd like to know if it's possible to do a custom integration with using the WPML automatic translation option ?
September 9, 2024 at 7:28 pm #16158655
Itamar Supporter Languages: English (English ) Hebrew (עברית ) Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (GMT+02:00)	Hi, I'm sorry, but custom integration with WPML's automatic translation and CrowdIn Translation Service is not possible. The two systems' translation memory works differently, so integration is impossible. However, if you want us to investigate what is not working regarding the integration with CrowdIn, we'd be happy to do so. Regards, Itamar.
September 16, 2024 at 10:33 am #16182945
kalleV-3	Alright thanks. Will be closing this one right now and create a new one with more specifics.