Feature request

Problem:
The client needs to automatically create a duplicate of each Spanish (Spain) page/post for Spanish (Mexico) on their multilingual site, but only for certain pages.
Solution:
We recommend using the WPML hook for duplicating posts automatically. First, ensure you back up your site and database. You can implement the following code in your theme's functions.php file or a custom plugin:

add_action( 'wp_insert_post', 'my_duplicate_on_publish' );
function my_duplicate_on_publish( $post_id ) {
    global $post;
    if (is_null($post) || (defined( 'DOING_AUTOSAVE' ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE) || (isset( $post->post_type ) && $post->post_type == 'revision')) {
        return $post_id;
    }
    remove_action( 'wp_insert_post', 'my_duplicate_on_publish' );
    $is_translated_in_es_mx = apply_filters( 'wpml_element_has_translation', '', $post_id, 'es-mx' );
    if ( !$is_translated_in_es_mx ) {
        do_action( 'wpml_admin_make_post_duplicates', $post_id );
        do_action( 'wpml_set_element_language_details', [
            'element_id' => $post_id,
            'element_type' => 'post_' . $post->post_type,
            'trid' => wpml_get_content_trid( 'post_' . $post->post_type, $post_id ),            
            'language_code' => 'es-mx',            
            'source_language_code' => 'es'
        ] );
    }
    add_action( 'wp_insert_post', 'my_duplicate_on_publish' );
    return $post_id;
}

This script checks if a post is a new or updated Spanish post and duplicates it for Spanish (Mexico) if no translation exists. Modify the condition inside the function if you want to limit this behavior to specific post types.
For more details on the hook used, visit WPML admin make post duplicates.

If this solution does not apply to your case, or if it seems outdated, please check the related known issues, verify the version of the permanent fix, and confirm that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If further assistance is needed, we encourage you to open a new support ticket.

6 months ago

Andreas W.

I would like the language switcher show the name of the other language, not the active one

Started by: walterS-22 in: English Support
Quick solution available

6 months, 1 week ago

Noman

WP-CLI works only with main languages Posts 1 2

Started by: Dimitri in: English Support
Quick solution available

Problem:
You are using WP-CLI to list all media IDs in the trash across all languages but the command only returns media IDs for the main language.
Solution:
We have identified two potential workarounds to include media IDs from all languages:
1) Use the WP-CLI parameter

1	`--suppress_filters=true`

which allows the command to work across all languages.
2) Use the parameter

1	`--url="https://yourwebsite.com/en"`

to force WP-CLI to work in the language based on the URL.

Additionally, our 2nd Tier Support suggests modifying the code in

wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/classes/query-filtering/wpml-query-filter.class.php

. Replace the existing

1	`posts_where_filter`

function with the following code to include a condition that checks for the 'lang' parameter in the query:

public function posts_where_filter( $where, $query ) {
    if ( $query === null || $this->where_filter_active( $query ) === false ) {
        return $where;
    }
 
    $requested_id = isset( $_REQUEST['attachment_id'] ) && $_REQUEST['attachment_id'] ? $_REQUEST['attachment_id'] : false;
    $requested_id = isset( $_REQUEST['post_id'] ) && $_REQUEST['post_id'] ? $_REQUEST['post_id'] : $requested_id;
    $requested_id = (int) $requested_id;
 
    $default_language = $this->sitepress->get_default_language();
 
    $post_language = $this->post_translations->get_element_lang_code( $requested_id );
    if (isset($query->query["lang"])) {
        $post_language = $query->query["lang"];
        $requested_id = "1"; //hack needed because then $current_language will not get the $post_language, but will call for get_current_language
    }
 
    $current_language = $requested_id && $post_language ? $post_language : $this->sitepress->get_current_language();
 
    $condition = $current_language === 'all' ? $this->all_langs_where() : $this->specific_lang_where( $current_language, $default_language );
    $where     .= $condition;
 
    return $where;
}

Please note that this solution might be outdated or not applicable to your specific case. We highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If these solutions do not resolve your issue, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.