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Problem:
The client was manually adding translations using Elementor and encountered an issue where a page could not be duplicated for translation because the '+' button was clicked by accident, changing the translation status and making the duplicate checkbox non-functional.
Solution:
1. Click the "gear" icon next to the problematic translation.
2. Re-save the translation and wait a few seconds until the icon changes to a "pencil" edit icon.
3. Change the language at the top in the backend top bar to the target language.
4. Go to the Pages section, find the problematic page, and remove the translation.
5. Remove the page from the "Trash" using the red link that appears at the top.
6. Switch back to the default language and start the duplication process from scratch.
For more detailed instructions, please refer to our documentation on displaying untranslated content on pages in secondary languages.

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Last updated by Mihai Apetrei 1 year, 6 months ago.

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December 20, 2023 at 12:26 pm #15101923

dominikM-21

I am trying to: I'm adding all translations manually, for that i did a duplicate of all my pages and add the translated text there with elementor. There is an issue now at one page which i can't duplicate anymore, because i clicked on the "+" by accident instead of the duplicate button. now this page is kind of stuck for translation.

Link to a page where the issue can be seen: hidden link

I expected to see: i need to duplicate the page "unternehmen" so i can add the translations manually. I don't have any solution to remove the translation status on that page, and the duplicate checkbox doesn't work here anymore.

Instead, I got: see the screenshots

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December 21, 2023 at 5:51 pm #15112781

Mihai Apetrei
WPML Supporter since 03/2018

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Bucharest (GMT+03:00)

Hi there.

Before this ticket gets assigned to one of my colleagues, I will try to help.

Please click the "gear" icon, re-save the translation. Wait for a few seconds until it turns into a "pencil" edit icon, then change the language at the top in the backend top bar to the other language, go to pages, remove the translation, then remove it from the "trash" red link that will show up add the top, then switch back to the default language, and start from scratch:
https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/displaying-untranslated-content-on-pages-in-secondary-languages/

Mihai Apetrei