Footer menu translation

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

Problem:

I don't know how to translate some custom elements in the footer (like text paragraphs and titles).
Solution:

1- Go to WPML-> Theme and plugins localization, select your theme/plugin, and scan
2- Go to WPML-> String Translation
3- Scroll down and click on the "Translate texts in admin screens »" link
4- Search for the needed strings
5- Select the strings
6- Click on the "Add to String Translation" button
7- Then click on the "« Return to String Translation" link
8- Translate the strings, clear the cache, and check the front end

Relevant Documentation:

https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/string-translation/finding-strings-that-dont-appear-on-the-string-translation-page/

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Last updated by hildeM-2 1 year, 7 months ago.

Assisted by: Osama Mersal.

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June 16, 2023 at 9:56 am #13838351
hildeM-2	Hi. My website is currently in two languages - Norwegian (default) and Swedish is the second. I am trying to translate footer menu for the Swedish translated site, but I can't seem to find a way how to remove certain things from it and translate custom made texts that I added via WordPress customizer. I can only see the option sync menu, but it seems like it doesn't let you choose what content to translate for the Swedish site. I hope you can help.
June 16, 2023 at 4:35 pm #13841829
Ahmed Mohammed Supporter Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+02:00)	Hi there, 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. It seems that you want to manually edit your translated menu. No need to search any further, just follow this document https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/translating-menus/#option-2-translating-menus-manually, and you should be able to accomplish that. Hope that helps 🙂
June 19, 2023 at 12:07 pm #13851285
hildeM-2	Hi. Thank you for the response. Now I know how to translate menu in the footer, however I have some custom elements there (like text paragraphs and titles) that I don't know how to translate.
June 19, 2023 at 12:39 pm #13851615
Osama Mersal Supporter Languages: English (English ) Arabic (العربية ) Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+02:00)	Hi, I'm Osama from WPML forums support. I'll be glad to help you today. Please go to WPML-> String Translation, search for the strings, and translate them. If you didn't find them, please try the following steps: 1- Go to WPML-> Theme and plugins localization, select your theme/plugin, and scan 2- Go to WPML-> String Translation 3- Scroll down and click on the "Translate texts in admin screens »" link 4- Search for the needed strings 5- Select the strings 6- Click on the "Add to String Translation" button 7- Then click on the "« Return to String Translation" link 8- Translate the strings, clear the cache, and check the front end Kindly check our guide to know more about translating texts in the admin texts screen. (https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/string-translation/finding-strings-that-dont-appear-on-the-string-translation-page/) Best regards, Osama