Available Solutions

Problem:

The Layout section created with Avada can't be translated

Solution:

To translate the Avada layout section you need to make sure first that the layout is created for all languages, so please try the following steps:

1- Go to Avada > Layouts
2- Switch the language to "All languages" from the admin bar
3- Create the layout in all languages
4- Create the layout section in all languages
5- When translating the content of the layout that was created with the Avada builder, make sure not to use the translation editor. So just switch to the secondary language and create the translation content.

Problem:
I have this issue: WPML plugin cannot connect to wpml.org. I have updated the license key, the plugins are up-to-date.

Solution:
Make sure that there are no security modules on your website that might be blocking WPML requests.

Relevant Documentation:
https://wpml.org/faq/troubleshooting-registration/

Problem:
An error appears, indicating the WPML can not load configuration files.

At WPML > Support > Installer Support you might see errors like this:

1. http_request_failed
2. cURL error 56: Recv failure: Connection reset by peer

Solution:
Please contact your hosting provider and ask them to whitelist the following:

- wpml.org
- cdn.wpml.org
- api.wpml.org

If you still have issues:

Make sure that the PHP cURL extension is currently configured and updated on your server. In doubt, contact your hosting service so they can update the cURL extension to the latest version and they will also need to allow SSLV3.

Relevant Documentation:
https://wpml.org/home/minimum-requirements/

Problem:
Missing reciprocal hreflang (no return-tag)
Solution:

https://wpml.org/forums/topic/missing-reciprocal-hreflang-no-return-tag-2/#post-8026195

Problem:
I intend to copy the same content of the original products in other languages, but the problem is that if I go through WooCommerce Multilingual, I have to translate the products one by one. How can I bulk duplicate them?

Solution:

1. Go to WPML > Translation Management > Translation Dashboard.
2. Under the "Select items for translation" use the filter to select your products.
3. Under the "Select translation options" set all languages to "Duplicate content".

Relevant Documentation:
https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/displaying-untranslated-content-on-pages-in-secondary-languages/#how-to-duplicate-pages-and-posts-in-bulk

Problem:
I can't translate the links of the social icons Elementor widgets.

Solution:
Please add this code to the functions.php file of your theme:

add_action('init', function (){
        add_filter( 'wpml_elementor_widgets_to_translate', 'socialwidgetelementor' );
});
 
 
function socialwidgetelementor($widgets)
{
        $widgets['social-icons'] = array(
                'conditions' => array('widgetType' => 'social-icons'),
                'fields' => array(),
                'integration-class' => array(
                        'my_icons'
                         
                )
        );
 
        return $widgets;
}
 
class my_icons extends WPML_Elementor_Module_With_Items
{
 
        public function get_items_field()
        {
                return 'social_icon_list';
        }
 
        public function get_fields()
        {
                return array(
                        'link' => array( 'url' ),
                );
        }
 
        protected function get_title($field)
        {
                switch ($field) {
                        case 'url':
                                return __( 'Link', 'elementor' );
                        
                        default:
                                return '';
                }
        }
 
        protected function get_editor_type($field)
        {
                switch ($field) {
                        case 'url':
                                return 'LINK';
 
                        default:
                                return '';
                }
        }
}

and add again the Social Icons widget to the page.

Relevant Documentation:
https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/elementor/how-to-add-wpml-support-to-custom-elementor-widgets/#multiple-occurrences-of-the-same-field

Problem:
Using bbPress, topics and Replies are not being displayed on the translated profile pages. The same thing happens when using the shortcode to show forums [bbp-topic-index].

Solution:
- Go to wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/classes/query-filtering/class-wpml-query-parser.php:418

- Change next function:

	private function maybe_adjust_parent( $q, $post_type, $current_language ) {
		$post_type = ! is_scalar( $post_type ) && count( $post_type ) === 1 ? end( $post_type ) : $post_type;
		if ( ! empty( $q->query_vars['post_parent'] )
		     && $q->query_vars['post_type'] !== 'attachment'
		     && $post_type
		     && is_scalar( $post_type )
		     && $this->sitepress->is_translated_post_type( $post_type )
		) {
			$q->query_vars['post_parent'] = $this->post_translations->element_id_in(
				$q->query_vars['post_parent'],
				$current_language,
				true );
		}

		return $q;
	}

to

	private function maybe_adjust_parent( $q, $post_type, $current_language ) {
		$post_type = ! is_scalar( $post_type ) && count( $post_type ) === 1 ? end( $post_type ) : $post_type;
		if ( ! empty( $q->query_vars['post_parent'] )
		     && $q->query_vars['post_type'] !== 'attachment'
		     && $post_type
		     && $post_type != 'topic'
		     && $post_type != 'reply'
		     && is_scalar( $post_type )
		     && $this->sitepress->is_translated_post_type( $post_type )
		) {
			$q->query_vars['post_parent'] = $this->post_translations->element_id_in(
				$q->query_vars['post_parent'],
				$current_language,
				true );
		}

		return $q;
	}

In the meantime, we are working on a permanent fix that will be included in one of the next WPML versions.

Relevant Documentation:
- https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/how-to-use-bbpress-on-multilingual-sites-with-wpml/