This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem:
Is there a way to translate the "pa_attribute_*" part of the URL? Example, on the cart page, the selected variation will have something like /de/produkt/de-product-test/?attribute_pa_size=klein - is there a way to translate the "size" part from this attribute_pa_size?
Solution:
Unfortunately, there's no way to achieve that at the moment.
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I understand that when you go to WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency → Store URLs, you find slugs for the German attributes registered in English instead of German.
Could you please go to Products → Attributes → Edit the affected attribute → Disable the Enable archives? option → Update.
After that, enable that option again and let us know how it goes.
Thank you for trying that. I would like to request temporary access (wp-admin and FTP) to your site to take a better look at the issue. It would be better to have a testing site where the issue is replicated.
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Maybe I'll need to replicate your site locally. For this, I’ll need to temporarily install a plugin called “Duplicator” or "All in One WP Migration" on your site. This will allow me to create a copy of your site and your content. Once the problem is resolved, I will delete the local site. Let me know if this is ok with you.
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I was able to log in successfully and I noticed that the "groesse" slug language was correctly set to German as shown in the attached screenshot, without me doing anything.
I'm going to check the other slug "duft". In the meantime, could you please share any information on how you fixed that?
I was able to change the language for the affected slug by following these steps:
1. In WPML → String Translation, I searched for that slug and deleted the string.
2. In WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency → Store URLs, I added the German translation to the slug. This step is needed to force the string to reappear in the string translation table.
3. In WPML → String Translation, I changed the string language.
Also, I recorded the process here: hidden link.
Could you please try translating the string under WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency → Store URLs and let me know if the issue is fixed?
I was able to replicate the same behavior on this sandbox website: hidden link (this is a quick login URL).
The URL from the cart contains a custom field that starts with "pa_attribute_", not the attribute slug translated in WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency or String Translation.
I will consult our second-tier team to find out how we can translate the pa_attribute_ section of the URL. As soon as I receive a response, I will inform you promptly.
We have been discussing this with our second-tier support team, and the attribute slug you translate in WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency → Store URLs is the slug for the attribute archive that you can find here, for example, hidden link (notice the "grosse" part).
This is different from the URLs in the cart. After checking the WooCommerce code, it was concluded that it's difficult to translate the part of the URLs that starts with "pa_attribute_" without changing WooCommerce code itself.
Also, if you visit this URL: hidden link (this is the link from the cart), you'll find the correct variation is selected on the product page as shown in screenshot #1.
However, if you change the "size" part in the URL and visit the URL, you'll find no variations are selected, which is not the desired output.
Thank you for your understanding. I regret that we were unable to meet your needs at this time. Your ticket will be closed for now, but please don't hesitate to contact us again if you need further assistance in the future.
