How to use with Elementor, not use any credits, translate ONLY by myself.

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Problem:
The client is having difficulty using the 'Translate Myself' option with WPML and Elementor. They are unsure how to paste blocks of text instead of translating sentence by sentence. The client also wants to know how to stop automatic translations and credits usage, and how to update translations when the original page is updated. Additionally, they are seeking to change the language switcher to display language codes instead of full names.

Solution:
1. To change the translation mode, go to WPML > Settings and select "Translate what you choose" to avoid automatic translations. Automatic Translation documentation
2. For manual translation, duplicate the page with Elementor, switch the language from the top bar, and edit with Elementor. Manual Translation documentation
3. To translate independently and avoid updates to the original page affecting the translation, click "Translate Independently" after duplicating the page.
4. Recover any credits by clicking "Undo translation" to remove automatic translations.
5. For the language switcher issue, a separate ticket was created: Language Switcher ticket

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Last updated by Mihai Apetrei 1 year, 4 months ago.

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April 3, 2024 at 9:43 pm #15480557
gregQ	I can't find any helpful documentation or videos (especially videos!) on how to use Translate Myself? (I find this documentation very lacking unless I am missing something, there is only one page on this topic) Also, WPML translation screen goes sentence by sentence (see attached), our page is in blocks of text in Elementor. Is there any way just to paste in our block of text in Elementor? Is there any support for Elementor? (Sentence by sentence seems slow and wrong, I thought this would be quick and easy, just copy and paste - is there a way to do that?) And why did it take credits and do Automatic Translation if I selected Translate Myself and everything I have entered has been translating ourselves since we only need one language and have our own translators? How do I shut off Automatic and Credits completely?
April 3, 2024 at 10:13 pm #15480594
Mihai Apetrei WPML Supporter since 03/2018 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Bucharest (GMT+03:00)	Hi there. In WPML > Settings, you should be able to change the translation mode to "Translate what you choose" instead of "Translate Everything". This is how the Automatic Translation functionality works: https://wpml.org/documentation/automatic-translation/ Also, here is the documentation for translating manually (the manual translation method): https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/ This will allow you to duplicate a page created with Elementor from the default language into another language, and then you can switch the language from the top bar in the backend, and then go to Pages > hover over the duplicated page > and select "Edit with Elementor". This way, you can use Elementor for the translation, too, and you can have full control over the layout. So, practically, you can click on any Elementor block and manually translate (like you did in the default language) or delete everything and create a completely new layout for the translation. I hope that you will find this information helpful. 🙂 PS: We also have documentation for how to use WPML with Elementor: https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/elementor/ PS2: You can recover any credits by clicking on the top button "Undo translation" - which will remove all the automatic translations and will allow you to add the translation on your own. Mihai Apetrei
April 4, 2024 at 11:17 pm #15485978
gregQ	So I followed these steps: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/ So all this does is make a Copy of the page? If I click "Translate Independently" for the Spanish version and I update the English page with a new photo, will it show up in the Spanish version also? Or do I have to always do double the work? Also, I put the Language Switcher in the header but we want to use just "EN" and "ES" instead of English and Espanol because then it will also fit in the mobile menu. How can I do this? thanks New threads created by Mihai Apetrei and linked to this one are listed below: https://wpml.org/forums/topic/split-how-can-i-use-the-languages-abbreviation-instead-of-the-full-language-name-in-the-language-switcher/
April 6, 2024 at 9:11 pm #15490975
Mihai Apetrei WPML Supporter since 03/2018 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Bucharest (GMT+03:00)	Hi there. Yes, that would duplicate the page from the default language to the other language. Clicking the "Translate independently" button will disconnect the two so that your content won't be overwritten in the secondary language when you make an update in the default language. You will need to use the Elementor builder and change the media in each Elementor edit page, for each of the languages. In regards to the new question, per our Support Policy, we can handle only one issue per ticket. Continuing with one issue per ticket helps not only supporters to focus on one issue at once, but also enables other users to find solutions to their questions faster. I created a new ticket for you for the new situation that you mentioned and you can find it here: https://wpml.org/forums/topic/split-how-can-i-use-the-languages-abbreviation-instead-of-the-full-language-name-in-the-language-switcher/ I am responding to the other ticket soon and you will be notified via email. I hope that you will find all this information helpful. Mihai