Fatal issues with string translation

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This topic contains 11 replies, has 1 voice.

Last updated by peterJ-48 8 hours, 1 minute ago.

Assisted by: Sumit Singh.

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January 15, 2026 at 3:39 pm #17734675
peterJ-48	When we implemented WPML back in 2022 the current developer back then unfortunately selected translate all in the believe that this could translated the site correctly. Today we all know that at that time there was many bugs in the software, and that string translation was not at the level where it is today. We are facing several problems that I am relatively convinced is due to string translation. 1) We have a fundamental problem with cron jobs. Cron Jobs are getting duplicated (sometimes x2 sometimes x15 it appears to be quite random). 2) When we in Yoast SEO run the job called “SEO data optimization” then the wrong translation for English bradcrumb prefixes like eg home is picked. 3) The WCFM domain is constantly adding strings even though the “String auto registration” is disabled. (I’m aware that this can also be due to a bug in WCFM) 4) The Google crawler is finding some very strange urls. It looks like the word “product” is picked randomly from string translation.
January 15, 2026 at 3:52 pm #17734789
peterJ-48	Hi Sumit, I will check with Prakash (developer) what server you can use to investigate the issue. In the mean time please send me one of those messages where i can respond with the credentials. Best regards Peter
January 15, 2026 at 4:14 pm #17734822
Sumit Singh WPML Supporter since 12/2025 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)	Hi Peter, Thanks for opening this thread. I am enabling private reply; meanwhile, I go through all the issues you have mentioned. Thanks
January 19, 2026 at 2:48 pm #17743032
peterJ-48	Hi Sumit We are facing a few issues with setting up the test server for you. I expect that I will be able to send you the credentials tomorrow afternoon. Best regards Peter
January 21, 2026 at 6:39 am #17748908
Sumit Singh WPML Supporter since 12/2025 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)	Hi Peter, No problem. Meanwhile, I will start checking the issues. If needed, I will check on your live site without any changes or tests on the live site. Thanks
January 26, 2026 at 6:15 am #17760891
peterJ-48	Hi Sumit, Please keep this ticket open. The test server is still on the way, but unfortenately will it still take some days before it is ready. Very sorry about this. Best regards Peter
February 2, 2026 at 4:14 pm #17784705
peterJ-48	Hi Sumit, I'm very sorry for this delay, but i expect to have a test server ready for you later this week Best regards Peter
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 am #17790837
Sumit Singh WPML Supporter since 12/2025 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)	Hi Peter, No problem. Meanwhile, we are working on your other issues, and I have sent a couple of updates regarding them. You can check them. Thanks
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 pm #17806571
peterJ-48	Hi Sumit, We now finally have a server ready for you: dev.memidos.com You should be able to access with: guest.user1 The screen PW will be the same as on this ticket: https://wpml.org/forums/topic/slug-translation-on-product-pages/ Best regards Peter
February 10, 2026 at 6:11 am #17807250
Sumit Singh WPML Supporter since 12/2025 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)	Hi Peter, That's great news! I will start checking them ASAP and come up with solutions/questions. Thanks
February 10, 2026 at 6:26 am #17807277
Sumit Singh WPML Supporter since 12/2025 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)	Hi Peter, Sorry for asking again, but this thread was resolved https://wpml.org/forums/topic/slug-translation-on-product-pages/ and we reopened it. Doing this removed the private information you shared on the ticket. I checked the internal ticket, but the password is not working. So I am enabling the private reply again. Please share them again. Just do it here and I will let the team know myself, you don't need to send this on every ticket. Thank you!
February 10, 2026 at 1:32 pm #17809365
peterJ-48	Hi Sumit Please also dont forget about the problem with the Glossary. We are facing the issue that some database tables are running very big. According to ChatGPT some of it can be caused by WPML. Please try and check this: hidden link I have asked Bhavik to look into why some tables are running that big, but if you already know what can be causing this, then I’m sure he will be very happy to hear from you.