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Problem:
The client is trying to translate an Elementor website with WPML and is facing two issues:
1. The translation editor does not show the word "Published" from the "Before" field in the Elementor post meta data element.
2. WPML creates a separate template for each language, which means design changes in the default language template must be manually replicated in each translated template.

Solution:
1. When making design/layout changes or adding new widgets to the default language template, update the translation using the Translation Editor, not Elementor. Follow these steps:
- Create a test template
- Add a heading and text widgets
- Translate the template
- Edit the template in the default language
- Add a new widget or change the color of existing ones
- Update the template and its translation via the translation editor
- Check the translated template on the front end

2. To add the untranslated string "Published" to the translation editor, register the widget for translation by following these guides:

• How to register page builder widgets for translation,
• Registering custom Elementor widgets for translation

If this solution doesn't look relevant, please open a new support ticket.