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Problem:
You are trying to delete translations that WPML prompts to update, but you do not wish to update them as they are already correct. You are considering using an SQL request to manage this for all your products.
Solution:
Firstly, the icon indicating that translations need to be updated simply means that the original content was updated after the translation was completed. This does not necessarily require you to update the translation; it's just an indicator. There is no direct option to remove this warning.

However, if you want to manually set the translation status to avoid seeing the 'update needed' icon, you can do this through the database. You can assign the translation jobs to yourself and then modify the

wp_icl_translation_status

table. Set the status to 10, which marks the jobs as completed. This change will replace the 'update needed' icon with a pencil icon, indicating that the translation is complete but can still be edited if necessary.

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Last updated by nicolasF-24 1 month ago.

Assisted by: Dražen.

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February 25, 2025 at 10:21 am #16744906

nicolasF-24

Background of the issue:
I am trying to delete translations that WPML asks to update. I don't want to update them because the translations are already correct. I need to do this for all my products. I am considering doing this through the database with an SQL request.

Symptoms:
WPML is prompting me to update translations that are already correct.

Questions:
How can I delete translations that WPML asks to update?
Can I delete these pending translations using a database and SQL request?

February 26, 2025 at 2:39 pm #16751643

nicolasF-24

Can I have an answer please ??

February 26, 2025 at 4:38 pm #16752324

Otto
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español )

Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires (GMT-03:00)

Thank you for contacting WPML support.
While you are waiting for one of my colleagues to take this ticket and work on it, let me provide you with the first debugging steps or if I can help with the issue quickly.

The icon means that after the translation took place the original was updated. It will work as expected. There is no need to update the translation, it is just a signal.

Are you seeing any error that affects the site's behaviour?

There isn't an option to remove the warning nor an easy way to implement it 🙁

Best Regards,
Otto

February 26, 2025 at 4:40 pm #16752326

nicolasF-24

Hi,
No in fact it if activate the automatic translation they will be translated, and I don't want so
I know that we can make a request SQL on the database to change the status and hide them
Thanks for your feedback

February 28, 2025 at 8:21 am #16759397

Dražen
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

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

Hello,

Thanks for getting back.

Yes, that is possible but only for translation jobs, not pages itself. So what you can do is send these pages for translation and assign them to yourself. Then go to wp_icl_translation_status table find the jobs and set status to 10, which means completed. Then you will not see need update icon, but pencil icon.

Regards,
Drazen

March 4, 2025 at 10:17 am #16772996
nicolasF-24

Hi Drazen

Thanks for your feedback

I also noticed something,

For example if I change a SKU the product goes in "Need modifications"

I thought that WPML had a translation memory, si in my opinion, if I put these products in translation, we will pay nothing because the content didn't change

The problem is that, after some tests, I saw that we pay these translations so I don't understand at all

Can you explain me how it goes ?

Thanks

New threads created by Dražen and linked to this one are listed below:

https://wpml.org/forums/topic/split-translation-memory-and-credits/

March 4, 2025 at 10:21 am #16773006

Dražen
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

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

Hello,

Thanks for getting back.

We limit 1 issue per ticket to keep things clear, so I will open a new ticket:

- https://wpml.org/forums/topic/split-translation-memory-and-credits/

Let's continue there, and it is okay to close the current ticket.

Regard,
Drazen

March 10, 2025 at 8:15 am #16794712

nicolasF-24

Opened on another ticket