Problem: The client reported that the language menu on their website was displaying vertically instead of horizontally, and they were unsure if this was due to a theme or WPML issue. Solution: We recommended the following steps: 1. Navigate to WP Dashboard > WPML > Languages > Menu Language Switcher. 2. Click the pencil icon next to the menu to open the settings pop-up. 3. In the "Language menu items style" section, select the "List of languages" option instead of the "Dropdown" option. 4. Click the save button. After these adjustments, the language menu should display horizontally on the front end of the website. For more information, please visit: Language Switcher Options
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Problem: The client is using WPML 4.7.4 with The 7 theme Version: 12.5.0 on a WordPress site version 6.8.1 and is facing styling and CSS issues with the language switchers. The client tried using the documentation but could not achieve the desired result of displaying only the flag without text next to it in the language switcher. Solution: We recommended adding specific CSS to the custom CSS section of the theme to address the issue. Here is the CSS code we provided:
/* Language switcher dropdown style fix */<br />.wpml-ls-item ul.sub-nav {<br /> width: auto !important;<br /> background: transparent !important;<br /> box-shadow: none !important;<br />}<br /><br />/* Remove hover blue color from flag */<br />.wpml-ls-item ul.sub-nav li:hover a {<br /> background: transparent !important;<br />}
This code should help in displaying only the flag without any text next to it and remove any unwanted hover effects.
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