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Last updated by Andreas W. 2 months, 1 week ago.

Assisted by: Andreas W..

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September 4, 2024 at 1:23 am #16138155

howardk-2

Background of the issue:
I have a site with two languages, Japanese (primary) and English. I am trying to create a menu to be used in the footer. After I create a new menu and add items to it, the items are lost after clicking Save, and the menu becomes empty again. The created menu also became an English menu although I created it as Japanese.

Symptoms:
After creating a new menu and adding items to it, the items are lost after clicking Save, and the menu becomes empty again. The created menu also became an English menu although I created it as Japanese.

Questions:
Why are the menu items lost after clicking Save?
Why does the created menu become an English menu although I created it as Japanese?

September 4, 2024 at 1:50 am #16138200

Andreas W.
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Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

Hello,

It is not possible to use the Customizer to create translations.

The menus will need to get translated at Appearance > Menus.

You also can use WPML > WP Menus Sync to create the menus automatically.

Please read this guide and let me know if you need further assistance with this task:
https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/translating-menus/

Best regards
Andreas

September 4, 2024 at 1:58 am #16138202

howardk-2

Thanks,

I am already translating it with Appearance > Menus.

I have uploaded a screencast, can you access it?

September 4, 2024 at 2:50 pm #16141315

Andreas W.
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Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

I can sadly not see any link to a screencast, but this sounds as if there is a conflict betweeen WPML and the theme or a third plugin.

I would like to request temporary access (wp-admin and FTP) to the site to investigate the issue further.

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