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Last updated by Paola Mendiburu 1 month, 2 weeks ago.

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July 17, 2026 at 2:31 pm #18164169

Paola Mendiburu
WPML Supporter since 11/2020

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Italian (Italiano )

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

Hi,

I mentioned this several times during the ticket, and I also tested it myself at the beginning on the local copy of the site you provided. The workaround worked correctly there, which is why we have not been able to reproduce the same behavior you are experiencing on your environment.

I'll pass all the information you've shared to our second-tier team. However, they are still insisting on having access to your test environment because they want to understand why the workaround behaves correctly on the local copy but not on your server. Having access would allow them to compare the environments directly and, hopefully, identify the root cause much more quickly.

I completely understand your concerns, but at this point they believe that access to your environment is the fastest way to move the investigation forward and find a definitive solution.

July 20, 2026 at 8:36 am #18166458

T4ng

Hi,

Please offer the private message tool so that I provide you with the required information.

Thanks

July 20, 2026 at 9:38 am #18166653

Paola Mendiburu
Supporter

Hi,

Sure! I've now marked my next reply as private, so you can safely provide the requested information there.

Thank you!

July 20, 2026 at 11:34 am #18166907

Paola Mendiburu
Supporter

Than you so much for your cooperation.

I have shared it with the developers.

I will let you know as soon as I have some news.

July 22, 2026 at 7:25 am #18170564

Paola Mendiburu
Supporter

Hi there!

Our second tier has no idea what to do with that VPN configuration file.

Could I get step-by-step instructions of what he is supposed to do to access the admin pages of this site please?

Thanks

July 22, 2026 at 7:40 am #18170594

T4ng

It's explained in the private message...

"You'll need to use OpenVPN" == You have to install the OpenVPN Client software on your computer.
"with the attached configuration file to get access to this server (key included in the file)." == You need to upload the OpenVPN configuration file to create a connection profile from the client. The certificate is already in the file, so you don't need to add a separate cerficate. Just check the right boxes.

So step by step:
1. Once installed, open the OpenVPN software
2. Add profile > Upload filet > upload the .ovpn file I provided > Import
3. Menu > My Profiles > Edit > Set Username ° password + uncheck "Require Exeternal Certificate > Save changes >
4. Connect

If it doesn't work, you can set Advanced Settings > Block IPv6 > Yes.

July 22, 2026 at 8:03 am #18170647

Paola Mendiburu
Supporter

Thank you!

I have shared it with the second tier.

I will let you know as soon as I have some news.

July 22, 2026 at 11:07 am #18171180

T4ng

Do you want the mu plugin added?

July 22, 2026 at 11:15 am #18171197

Paola Mendiburu
Supporter

Quick question, have you deleted the workaround proposed from the second tier?

July 22, 2026 at 11:21 am #18171207

T4ng

I assume you missed my last message.
So I just added the "workaround" (your code as mu-plugin) to this environment.

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July 22, 2026 at 12:13 pm #18171310

Paola Mendiburu
Supporter

Ok thanks.

Please update WPML plugins to the latest version ad it is not update.

July 22, 2026 at 2:55 pm #18171829

T4ng

Done...

July 22, 2026 at 3:07 pm #18171836

Paola Mendiburu
Supporter

Thanks.

I will let you know as soon as I have some news from the second tier.

July 23, 2026 at 1:02 pm #18173816

Paola Mendiburu
Supporter

Hi!

I wanted to give you an update on the investigation.

Our second-tier team has spent quite some time analyzing the issue and has narrowed it down to some callbacks in WPML String Translation that are significantly slowing down the Add Languages process.

They are still investigating the root cause and will continue working on it. As soon as I receive more information, I'll let you know.

In the meantime, if you need to add languages on your production site, there is a temporary workaround:

- Temporarily disable the WPML String Translation plugin.
- Then apply one of the workarounds I shared with you previously.
- Once the languages have been added successfully, you can re-enable WPML String Translation.

This should allow you to complete the process while our developers continue working on a permanent solution.

Thank you for your patience, please let me know how it goes.

July 30, 2026 at 1:18 pm #18185474

T4ng

So did you notice the very slow language addition process?