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Last updated by Osama Mersal 1 year, 9 months ago.

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February 21, 2023 at 4:09 pm #13081095

Christian

Tell us what you are trying to do?
I've translated menu label 3419 "Collection" in the string translation section. However, the translations "Collectie" (Dutch) and "Collections" (French) are not displaying in the frontend. In stead, the English version remains. I also noticed, that it doesn't translate in the menu sync section.

Is there any documentation that you are following?
No.

Is there a similar example that we can see?
No.

What is the link to your site?
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February 22, 2023 at 8:00 am #13085617

Osama Mersal
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Arabic (العربية )

Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+02:00)

Hi,

Thanks for contacting WPML forums support. I'll be glad to help you today.

Could you please try the following steps?

1- Go to Appearance-> Menus
2- Select the Primary menu
3- Swith the language from the top admin bar to Dutch
4- Add the menu item label translation
5- Save the translated menu
6- Check the front end

Kindly let me know if the above steps helped you fix the issue.

Best regards,
Osama

February 22, 2023 at 8:04 am #13085707

Christian

Hi,

This will not work as menu translations are handled bywpml menu sync.

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February 22, 2023 at 8:08 am #13085717

Osama Mersal
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Arabic (العربية )

Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+02:00)

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. The custom URL menu items are translated manually by the steps in my previous reply or via WPML -> String Translation. Please check our guide about translating menus. (https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/translating-menus/)

You translated them in String Translation, but the translation didn't work on the front end, so we need to check whether the steps above will fix the issue.

If the above steps didn't fix the issue, that means the issue is not in the translation itself, and it could be something else.

Best regards,
Osama

February 22, 2023 at 8:15 am #13085817

Christian

For manual translation there’s no menu available in NL

February 22, 2023 at 8:17 am #13085829

Osama Mersal
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Arabic (العربية )

Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+02:00)

Hi,

I would need to look closely at your site, so I would need to request temporary access (WP-Admin and FTP)
– preferably to a test site where the problem has been replicated if possible –
in order to be of better help and check if some configurations might need to be changed.

Your next answer will be private, which means only you and I can access it.

❌ Please backup your database and website ❌

✙ I would need your permission to de-activate and re-activate the Plugins and the Theme and change configurations on the site. This is also a reason the backup is critical.

✙ I also need your permission to take a local copy of your site to debug the issue without affecting your live site.

Best regards,
Osama

February 22, 2023 at 8:32 am #13086021

Osama Mersal
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Arabic (العربية )

Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+02:00)

Hi,

Thanks for the access details. The translated menus were not created, so I synched them.

After that, the translated menus were created correctly, and you can translate the strings using String Translation to test if it will work correctly.

However, the translated menu arrangement is incorrect, so please edit and re-arrange it. (hidden link)

I hope this helps you. If you need further info, please let me know.

Best regards,
Osama

February 22, 2023 at 5:49 pm #13091665

Christian

Still something wrong. Collection is now 2 times in the translated menu's.
The collection menu item that was translated doesn't work.

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February 22, 2023 at 6:59 pm #13092071

Christian

Can I put this on hold? I will address this to the developers of the theme first. The way the Collection menu item behaves is very theme specific.

February 23, 2023 at 6:44 am #13094941

Osama Mersal
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Arabic (العربية )

Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+02:00)

Hi,

Sure, please take your time and let us know if you still need help with this issue.

Best regards,
Osama

March 7, 2023 at 11:26 am #13188695

Christian

Currently no feedback from the theme developers yet. I'll keep you up-to-date.

March 7, 2023 at 11:31 am #13188727

Osama Mersal
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Arabic (العربية )

Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+02:00)

Hi,

Thanks for your update. Please let me know their findings and it it's related to WPML.

Best regards,
Osama

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