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Problem:
Client experienced missing entries in the WPML admin menu and are unable to find the 'Languages' option necessary for setup.r/>Solution:
We recommend disabling all plugins temporarily to see if this allows the WPML setup wizard to continue. Once the conflicting plugins are disabled, you should be able to complete the WPML setup wizard and configure your language options. After the setup is complete, you can then re-enable your plugins one by one to identify the one causing the conflict.

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This topic contains 10 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by Dražen Duvnjak 9 months, 1 week ago.

Assisted by: Dražen Duvnjak.

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February 13, 2024 at 7:27 am #15295714

ericH-23

First I don't want to make things on my own with this 2. install, to don't make things worse. But now I deactivated the main plugin wpml and have access to the pages again.
So I wait on your advice now. Thanks a lot,
Kind regards
Eric

PS: and after more reading I decide to stay with your default system with 2 digits language code

February 13, 2024 at 7:30 am #15295717

Dražen Duvnjak
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+01:00)

Hello,

probably something went wrong before with the configuration or was not completed.

You can simply reset WPML and configure it again:

- Go to WPML → Support and click the Troubleshooting link.
In the Reset section of the Troubleshooting page, select the I am about to reset all translation and language data checkbox. Then, click the Reset and deactivate WPML button.

- https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/deleting-languages-and-plugin-data-by-doing-a-wpml-reset-on-your-site/#step-3-do-the-wpml-reset

The WPML reset cannot be undone. All translations you have sent to remote translation services will be lost.

We recommend that you create a backup of your site before resetting WPML.

Let me know how it goes.

Regards,
Drazen

February 13, 2024 at 8:52 pm #15299543

ericH-23

Hi,
Thanks, but I sent you already my screenshot and you see, that I have only minor admin menu entries (enclosed again). So I have no Languages (needed for Step 1 in your suggested doc) and I need now further advice especially for this behavior of WPML.

I am really shocked how complicate things here developed, Translatepress was so easy in using, and there I could change en to en-us and back easily. I decided to use WPML again because I need the more conservative translation way to my site I learned. So I hope WPML and I can be friends one day.

So please give me now a possibility to start again. If you want to take a look at a staging site, please let me know. It could be probably the better way because I am working on the start of WPML for a long time now.

What do you mean?
Thanks, kind regards
Eric

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February 13, 2024 at 9:36 pm #15299732

ericH-23

and I have no first page with troubleshoot at the bottom, as I found in image search in Google

February 13, 2024 at 10:05 pm #15299758

ericH-23

last question today: could I delete the plugins of WPML and the mysql table of WPML to have a new start?

February 14, 2024 at 7:49 am #15300344

Dražen Duvnjak
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+01:00)

Hello Eric,

I am not sure what happened, but it seems either corruption caused all of this during setup or before or after, as WPML doesn't have only these options, so I understand this causes further confusion for you. It should be an easy-going setup for you.

To speed things up, let me have a look and setup things up for you.

Please share admin access to the staging site and languages how you wish them to be setup, and I will do the cleanup and settings for you.

Regards,
Drazen

February 15, 2024 at 7:43 am #15305285

Dražen Duvnjak
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+01:00)

Hello,

I checked and seems some of the plugins were blocking the WPML wizard and the configuration was not finished.

I disabled all plugins and continued the wizard, and finished. It is all now set up and looks fine.

Please check.

Regards,
Drazen

February 17, 2024 at 4:29 pm #15313973

ericH-23

Hi,
Thanks! Is there any chance to know which plugins I have to deactivate to take over this setting in my life site?
Kind regards
Eric

February 19, 2024 at 7:11 am #15316038

Dražen Duvnjak
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+01:00)

Hello Eric,

it is difficult for me to know which one as I have disabled them all at once, but I would start with custom and not popular/compatible ones.

I would advise making a backup before doing any steps to be safe, but disabling / enabling them shouldn't cause you any issue.

Regards,
Drazen

February 19, 2024 at 10:39 am #15317440
ericH-23

Hi,
Thanks, I disabled all plugins in the main site, but without success. I deleted all plugins of WPML and the mysql tables and tried to install it again, without success. Then I copied the staging site, which you worked on, back to the main. Now I have the working WPML plugin in my main site, but 2 fatal errors: one with trying to use settings of WPML and one trying to use the Woocommerce WPML plugin setting. Media library is shown empty ... I have the debug.log with the shown errors.
How can you help now?
Thanks, kind regards
Eric

New threads created by Dražen Duvnjak and linked to this one are listed below:

https://wpml.org/forums/topic/split-fatal-errors-after-migrating-website/

February 19, 2024 at 12:03 pm #15317993

Dražen Duvnjak
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+01:00)

Hello Eric,

We limit 1 issue per 1 ticket, to keep things clear and easy to follow. I have opened a new ticket for your new issue:

- https://wpml.org/forums/topic/split-fatal-errors-after-migrating-website/

Since the original issue of this ticket is somehow resolved I advise closing this one and continue our conversation in the new ticket.

Regards,
Drazen