get_refreshed_fragments loads twice on translated pages

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Last updated by Izzi Hassan 7 months, 3 weeks ago.

Assigned support staff: Izzi Hassan.

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November 1, 2019 at 11:06 am #4870015
florianB-9	Hello, just checked my page with GTMetrix and noticed that for my translated product pages (English), there are two ?wc-ajax=get_refreshed_fragments calls. They are exactly the same, so I don't know why they load twice. In default language (German) it loads only once. As this is very bad for performance, I would be happy if you could help me. Thank you.
November 4, 2019 at 10:38 am #4879799
Izzi Hassan Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)	Hi, Thank you for reaching out to WPML Support. I took a look at the website and I could not replicate the issue. The behavior I see is that wc-ajax is only called once when you switch languages or on the first visit to the homepage or shop page. Please provide steps to recreate the call happening twice. I believe this is something that you may have better luck looking at with WooCommerce support since we have not seen it with other clients using WooCommerce and WPML. However, I will be happy to take a deeper look if you can provide steps to recreate the problem or provide screenshots showing when it happens, along with the details of the actual calls. If the calls are literally exactly the same, then we would need temporary access to your website to debug further.
November 4, 2019 at 10:45 am #4879827
florianB-9	Hi Izzi, thank you very much. I am sure that its WPML related, because the bug appears only on my translated pages. Here are the steps to recreate: 1. Scan hidden link (German) with GT Metrix and have a look at the Waterfall: hidden link is requested only once. This is how it should be. 2. Scan hidden link (Translated to English) with GT Metrix and have a look at the Waterfall: hidden link is requested twice. The same behavior can be found on my other site, hidden link If you set my next message to private, I can give you credentials. Thanks.
November 4, 2019 at 12:13 pm #4880721
Izzi Hassan Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)	Hi, Thank you for your clarification. I was able to replicate the issue without GT Metrix. It happens when you directly visit a product URL in a new tab or window. This is the only time it happens for the translated language. The reason you see it in GT Metrix every time is that it is like opening a new browser window and typing in the URL. If I refresh the product or continue browsing on your website then it is only called once, or sometimes never called (which is normal). I have enabled private responses on your next reply so that I can take a look and confirm exactly what triggers this. However, in order to see a real performance difference on your website, you may want to look into disabling this completely, or using a plugin like WP Rocket to optimize this WooCommerce feature: hidden link hidden link
November 4, 2019 at 2:31 pm #4882217
Izzi Hassan Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)	Hi Florian, I couldn't see WP Rocket in the debug information, possibly due to it being deactivated. I will investigate this and update you as soon as we have some information or a solution for you. Thanks!
November 6, 2019 at 1:52 pm #4899047
florianB-9	Hi Izzi, any news yet? Wp Rocket is only active on my live page, not on my testpage, thats why you could not see it 🙂
November 8, 2019 at 9:31 am #4911819
Izzi Hassan Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)	Hi Florian, It appears my last response never sent due to a technical problem. According to my team, the double call usually happens when we must fetch translated cart fragments, and using WP Rocket optimization should mean that the second call is retrieved from the cache if the call and response are exactly the same, thus causing no real performance hit. I have tried to see what the actual performance decrease is on your live site and I could only find a single call, as seen in the screenshot. Perhaps you made some changes or applied some updates to your live site?
November 8, 2019 at 9:37 am #4911877
florianB-9	Hi Izzy, thank you. Yes, it seems that the double call has gone. I made a few updates (WPML, Woocommerce), so I guess that its fixed. But now there is this red "undefined" request. This request appears only on my translated pages, so it may be WPML related. I have to figure out what this is....could you please help me? And could you delete the screenshot please? Thank you.
November 8, 2019 at 9:42 am #4911883
Izzi Hassan Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)	Hi, I've deleted the screenshot. I did see the "undefined" error too but I can't find it anymore. I'm not sure that it is WPML related but I'll be happy to take another look if you think it is. Please either mark this ticket as resolved, or let me know if you think the new issue is WPML related and I'll split it into a new ticket. Thanks!
November 8, 2019 at 9:43 am #4911885
florianB-9	Ok, I am gonna make a few checks myself and will let you know. Will be back soon. Thank you.
November 12, 2019 at 9:36 pm #4935069
Izzi Hassan Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)	Hi, I wanted to reach out and confirm that this issue was resolved and you are able to use WPML to translate your content properly now. Please let me know if you are still having trouble with this or any other issue and I'll be happy to assist you further. Thanks!