manuelS-24

Problem:
After updating WPML plugins, you are unable to see your created widget areas in the WordPress admin alongside Avada theme's widgets. Instead, an error of type E_ERROR occurs in

class-wpml-ls-widget.php

due to corrupted serialized data in the "widget_icl_lang_sel_widget" option key.
Solution:
We recommend deleting the corrupted "widget_icl_lang_sel_widget" option key from the wp_options table in your database. This action should resolve the issue with the widget areas not displaying correctly.

If this solution does not apply to your case, or if it seems outdated, please check the related known issues and confirm that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If the problem persists, we highly encourage you to open a new support ticket.