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Problem:
You are trying to translate your Contact Form 7 form using the WPML Contact Form 7 multilingual plugin, but the form has vanished from the backend under Contact > Contact Forms. It is still visible and functional on the frontend, but you cannot see or edit it in the backend, nor can you translate it as WPML cannot detect it.
Solution:
If you're experiencing this issue, we recommend you try the following steps:
1. Go to WPML > Support > Troubleshooting.
2. Perform these actions:
- Clear the cache in WPML
- Remove ghost entries from the translation tables
- Fix element_type collation
- Set language information
Check if the forms are now visible in the backend.

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Last updated by xavierJ-6 2 years, 6 months ago.

Assisted by: Mihai Apetrei.

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May 27, 2022 at 11:02 am #11325463

xavierJ-6

I am trying to: translating my Contact Form 7 form using the WPML Contact Form 7 multilingual plugin

Link to a page where the issue can be seen: hidden link (frontend still works!)

I expected to see: my form still existing in the backend (menu item: Contact > Contact Forms)

Instead, I got: my form vanished from the backend (menu item: Contact > Contact Forms). In the frontend the form is still visible and works. But in the backend it no longer shows. I cannot see or edit it anymore, and also I cannot translate it as WPML also cannot detect it.

My memory limit for WordPress has been set to 256MB.

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May 27, 2022 at 11:11 am #11325601

Mihai Apetrei
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

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

Hi there.

Can you please see if the following steps resolve the issue?

Go to WPML > Support > Troubleshooting and try the following:

- Clear the cache in WPML
- Remove ghost entries from the translation tables
- Fix element_type collation
- Set language information

See if the forms are now visible.

Please let me know how that goes.

Kind regards,
Mihai Apetrei

May 27, 2022 at 12:10 pm #11326137

xavierJ-6

Thank you very much Mihai Apetrei, this indeed fixed the problem.