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Last updated by Paradigm 4 days, 10 hours ago.

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May 9, 2025 at 4:03 am #17014336

Paradigm

Background of the issue:
I am trying to add a link in the WPBakery text box and want to link it differently in other languages using ATE. The issue can be seen on this page: hidden link. I expected to see the bottom PDF link as '此下载 PDF' and want to add a custom URL.

Symptoms:
The link editing dialog is not showing for the relevant string. Instead of the custom URL, I got the original language URL: hidden link.

Questions:
Why is the link editing dialog not showing for the relevant string in ATE?
How can I add a custom URL for the link in different languages?
hidden link

May 9, 2025 at 5:36 am #17014487

Bruno Kos
WPML Supporter since 12/2018

Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) French (Français )

Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+02:00)

Hi,

To help locate the URL in the translation editor, you can try using the “Search content” field (as explained here: https://wpml.org/faq/how-to-translate-links/. A simple search for `"http"` should surface all URLs in the content and might help identify the one you’re looking for.

If that doesn’t bring up the URL, the issue might be related to how WPBakery shortcodes are configured for translation. You can refer to this guide for more details:
https://wpml.org/documentation/support/maintaining-wpbakery-page-builder-compatibility-with-wpml/#Page-builder-Shortcode-Structure-in-the-Language-Configuration-File

For example, a shortcode configuration may look like this:

<shortcode>
   <tag>vc_button</tag>
   <attributes>
      <attribute encoding="allow_html_tags">title</attribute>
      <attribute encoding="vc_link" type="link">href</attribute>
   </attributes>
</shortcode>

However, in your case, you should not use `type="link"` because it will automatically translate internal URLs, and they will not appear in the translation editor for manual adjustment.

Please let us know if you need any further help or clarification with this!

May 9, 2025 at 7:44 am #17014958

Paradigm

Thanks, I thought the URL's were connected to the strings.