Disable translation of shortcode content

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

Problem:
The client needed a way to translate the attributes of a shortcode but not its content. They were using a custom XML to register the attribute for translation but couldn't find a way to exclude the content from being translated.
Solution:
We recommended using a custom XML configuration to ignore the content of the shortcode while translating its attributes. Here is the XML configuration to achieve this:

<wpml-config>
  <shortcodes>
    <shortcode>
      <tag ignore-content="1">my-code</tag>
      <attributes>
        <attribute>title</attribute>
      </attributes>
    </shortcode>
  </shortcodes>
</wpml-config>

We advised the client to apply this configuration and make minor changes to the primary language page to ensure the custom XML settings take effect.

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Tagged: Custom Work, Not WPML issue

This topic contains 3 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by Kor 2 months, 2 weeks ago.

Assisted by: Kor.

Author	Posts
July 5, 2024 at 4:04 pm #15899395
WaterBottle	Background of the issue: Hi there, I am having a shortcode, where I want the attributes to be translated but not the content itself. Example: [my-code title="hello" ] CONTENT [/my-code] I use custom xml to register the attribute title to be translated: my-code title Symptoms: I could not find a solution to tell WPML to skip the translation of the shortcode content (or better: copy the original content). Questions: Is there anyway like a hook to tell WPML to skip the translation of the content or copy the original content for a specific shortcode?
July 5, 2024 at 4:11 pm #15899443
Kor Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Singapore (GMT+08:00)	Thanks for your patience. Here is the ticket. There is a way to ignore the contents as explained here https://wpml.org/documentation/support/language-configuration-files/register-page-builder-content-for-translation/#translate-media For example. <wpml-config> <shortcodes> <shortcode> <tag ignore-content="1">my-code</tag> <attributes> <attribute>title</attribute> </attributes> </shortcode> </shortcodes> </wpml-config> Please try and let me know how it goes. Remember to make minor changes to the primary language page so that the custom XML configuration can be applied.
July 5, 2024 at 5:09 pm #15899683
WaterBottle	That's awesome, works like a charm! Thank you!
July 5, 2024 at 5:39 pm #15899782
Kor Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Singapore (GMT+08:00)	Thanks for your reply. You can try adding glossaries as explained here https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/advanced-translation-editor/how-to-create-and-manage-glossary-entries/ . Could you check and see if it's what you're looking for?

WaterBottle confirmed that the issue was resolved on 2024-07-05 18:14:13.
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