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Problem:
The client is attempting to auto-translate their entire site but encounters issues where post titles are translated, but not the content. Only some taxonomies are translated, and content on some pages is completely missed by the auto translator. Additionally, the client asked if there is a quick way to sync the translated post dates with the originals.
Solution:
We recommended two approaches to address the translation issues:
1. We provided a custom XML configuration to be added in WPML > Settings > Custom XML Configuration. This configuration ensures that more elements such as paragraphs, headers, and list items are translatable. Here is the XML code to use:

<wpml-config>
  <gutenberg-blocks>
    <gutenberg-block type="core/paragraph" translate="1">
      <xpath>//li/strong</xpath>
      <xpath>//li</xpath>
      <xpath>//p</xpath>
      <xpath>//h2</xpath>
      <xpath>//h4</xpath>
    </gutenberg-block>
  </gutenberg-blocks>
</wpml-config>

2. For posts that were not correctly translated, we advised manually triggering the translations. This involves editing the problematic posts, saving them, and then using the "pencil" icon in the sidebar translation option to retranslate the posts.

If these solutions do not resolve your issue or seem outdated, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have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 the problem persists, please open a new support ticket.

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Last updated by robertJ-35 1 month, 1 week ago.

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May 20, 2025 at 7:21 pm #17054405

Kor
WPML Supporter since 08/2022

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Singapore (GMT+08:00)

Thanks for your reply. Here is a screen recording for your reference hidden link

What I'm doing here is to refresh the primary page so that WPML resyncs the translations to your translated page.

Could you test this on your other post and let me know if you understand the process?

May 20, 2025 at 8:09 pm #17054527

robertJ-35

Got it. Thanks for that!

May 21, 2025 at 11:57 am #17056949

Kor
WPML Supporter since 08/2022

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Singapore (GMT+08:00)

Thank you for your patience. I've credited 52,008 credits back to your Website as compensation for the duplicate charge on the same translation.

June 2, 2025 at 4:13 pm #17098737

robertJ-35

Thanks for your help, and for refunding those credits. Much appreciated!