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This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:
The client noticed a discrepancy in the mobile view between the English and Spanish versions of their website, specifically when viewed on actual smartphones. The Spanish version appeared to be forcing a desktop view.
Solution:
1. We initially suggested clearing all site caches, which did not resolve the issue.
2. We then recommended switching to a default WordPress theme temporarily to isolate the issue, which the client could not implement due to the site being live.
3. After creating a staging site, we discovered that the page had a duplicated meta viewport declaration, which WPML translated incorrectly, causing display issues in the Spanish version.
4. We disabled the raw HTML setting in WPML > Settings and asked the client to resend the content for translation, which resolved the problem.

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Last updated by Carlos Rojas 6 days, 2 hours ago.

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April 27, 2026 at 7:44 am #17995971

Carlos Rojas
WPML Supporter since 03/2017

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español )

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

Hi,
Thank you for your message

Resending the content for translation means, in your case, editing the content (starting with the homepage) in the secondary language and resaving it. This will update the entry in the database and should solve the problem.

Can you confirm that the issue was solved after updating/re-saving the translations?

April 27, 2026 at 8:51 pm #17998084

upliftL

Happy to confirm this problem is now resolved. There was some code in the global footer that was part of the problem. Once that was sent back through translation, it resolved the core problem (desktop mode forced on smartphones).

Coming out of the solution, though, some of the content sitewide was inexplicably not showing. It would still be visible in Divi editing mode. However, it appears some javascript code re-converted with loose comment tags in Divi Theme Builder pages, and once those were removed, the content appeared as normal sitewide.

All set, thank you for the support.

April 28, 2026 at 7:55 am #17998859

Carlos Rojas
WPML Supporter since 03/2017

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español )

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

Great! I'm happy to hear that the issue was solved.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you need our assistance in the future with WPML. We are here to help 🙂

Have an excellent day!