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Last updated by Lauren 2 weeks, 2 days ago.

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March 10, 2025 at 5:27 pm #16797817

growingoldU

Background of the issue:
I set the footer's background color to #1f1f1f. However, when I switch from English to another language, the footer doesn't stick to that color. Link to a page where the issue can be seen: hidden link

Symptoms:
The footer's background color changes to white when switching from English to another language, making it unreadable.

Questions:
Why does the footer's background color change when switching languages?
How can I ensure the footer's background color remains consistent across languages?

March 10, 2025 at 7:31 pm #16798259

Lauren
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Languages: English (English )

Timezone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)

I would like to request temporary access (wp-admin and FTP) to your site to take better look at the issue. You will find the needed fields for this below the comment area when you log in to leave your next reply. The information you will enter is private which means only you and I can see and have access to it.

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I will be checking various settings in the backend to see if the issue can be resolved. Although I won't be making changes that affect the live site, it is still good practice to backup the site before providing us access. In the event that we do need to debug the site further, I will duplicate the site and work in a separate, local development environment to avoid affecting the live site.

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March 11, 2025 at 6:21 pm #16803577

Lauren
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)

I logged in and took a look at your site. It looks like background color is not showing correctly for the default language. If you disable WPML temporarily, does the correct background color show for the default language? If not, you'll need to resolve it with WPML deactivated and then we should be able to copy the background color settings correctly. Please let me know the results of this test.

March 17, 2025 at 11:50 am #16824280

growingoldU

Hello, I'm sorry for the delay answering.

Yes, when I deactivate WPML the correct background color shows for the default language.

March 18, 2025 at 2:18 am #16827593

Lauren
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)

I'm going to need to test your site in minimal settings, meaning only WPML plugins active with the Divi theme, to see if we can reproduce this. Do you have a staging site where we can test this? if no, you can use a plugins uch as WPStaging or something similar to create one. If that is not possible, let me know and I can set one up for you and migrate your site there.

March 19, 2025 at 3:48 pm #16836273

growingoldU

Hello Lauren,

I tried to create a staging website however I got an error message due to exceeding memory on my host.

I have the website's backup (with the plugin Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration) and the website is in maintenance mode right now too.

Can you help me with the staging website, please?

March 20, 2025 at 11:53 am #16839827

Lauren
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)

Please see my previous private reply and let me know once the migration is complete.

March 20, 2025 at 12:12 pm #16839868

growingoldU

The migration is complete.

March 21, 2025 at 11:47 am #16844235

growingoldU

Hello Lauren,

How are things going with the footer? I have urgency to solve this, since is the last task to fully complete the website.

March 21, 2025 at 9:55 pm #16846519

Lauren
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)

I've got it working in Portugues, but still not in French. I noticed that the WP Memory is set at 40 which is below the required limit, and this can cause all sorts of problems. Please increase the memory, then update the French translation of the footer layout and let's see if that resolves the issue.

If you want me to do this for you, just let me know here that I have permission to install the WP File Management plugin and I can test increasing the memory.