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Last updated by Marcel 2 days, 14 hours ago.

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March 23, 2025 at 7:10 pm #16849180

gerbenD-6

Background of the issue:
I am using the WP Booking System plugin together with the Enfold theme. WP Booking System does not support WPML, but it allows me to create the booking form in 3 languages. I need to insert a slightly different shortcode in the editor (lang=en, lang=de etc.) per language.

Symptoms:
I don't see the content field where my shortcode is entered for translation.

Questions:
How can I make the content field where my shortcode is entered translatable?
March 24, 2025 at 8:23 am #16850111

Marcel
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Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch )

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

Hi,

To make shortcodes translatable in our editor, you need to add an XML configuration as outlined here:
https://wpml.org/documentation/support/language-configuration-files/

For example:

<wpml-config>
  <shortcodes>
    <shortcode>
      <tag>wpbs</tag>
      <attributes>
        <attribute>id</attribute>
        <attribute>language</attribute>
      </attributes>
    </shortcode>
  </shortcodes>
</wpml-config>

After that, edit the content in your default language so the shortcode attributes appear in the WPML Translation Editor for translation.

Best Regards,
Marcel