I cant see Yoast SEO in "Translation Dashboard" under Products

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Problem:
The client is unable to see the Yoast SEO section in the WPML Translation Dashboard under Products, despite having activated all relevant plugins and scanned them for strings. The client expects to see SEO fields such as title and meta descriptions for Products easily accessible for translation.

Solution:
1. Confirm that Yoast SEO and all its relevant modules (like Yoast SEO: WooCommerce) are activated.
2. Go to WPML -> Theme and Plugins Localization, select Yoast SEO and related plugins, and click on Scan the selected plugins for strings.
3. After the scan, check the WPML -> Translation Dashboard. If the Yoast SEO section still does not appear under Products, navigate to WPML -> Translation Dashboard and scroll down to Other texts (Strings).
4. In the All domains dropdown, select wordpress-seo and choose the strings you want to translate.
5. If you still do not see the Yoast strings, go to WPML -> String Translation, set the domain filter to wordpress-seo, and verify if the strings appear there.
6. If issues persist, it may be necessary to check for compatibility issues between WPML and Yoast versions, or a need for an additional WPML SEO addon.

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Last updated by Carlos Rojas 1 month, 2 weeks ago.

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June 2, 2026 at 4:32 pm #18076605
eliasA-6	There should be Yoast SEO and i activated all plugins
June 3, 2026 at 8:11 am #18077596
Carlos Rojas WPML Supporter since 03/2017 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Hello, My name is Carlos, and I will continue working on this ticket I kindly ask you to describe what you are trying to translate and what is the behavior you are expecting that is not happening on the site. This will help me identify if there is an issue. Looking forward to your message. Regards, Carlos
June 3, 2026 at 8:51 am #18077781
eliasA-6	Hi Support, I’m having an issue with WPML and Yoast SEO integration. In WPML → Translation Management / String Translation, I cannot see the Yoast SEO tab or the Yoast SEO fields that should normally appear for translation (SEO title, meta description, schema, etc.). Here’s what I checked already: Yoast SEO and Yoast Premium are installed and active. WPML plugins are installed and active. I scanned the plugins/themes for strings in WPML → Theme and Plugins Localization. In String Translation → “Select strings within domain”, I can see: wordpress-seo wordpress-seo-premium yoast-local-seo other Yoast domains However, the dedicated Yoast translation tab/options are still missing. I attached screenshots showing: The Translation Management screen where the Yoast tab is missing. The String Translation domains where Yoast domains are detected. Could you please check: if there is a compatibility issue between the current WPML and Yoast versions, whether an additional WPML SEO addon is required, or if there is a known issue causing the Yoast translation interface not to appear?
June 3, 2026 at 9:25 am #18077931
Carlos Rojas WPML Supporter since 03/2017 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Hi, Thank you for your message The Yoast custom fields for the content are available for translation when translating the content, not within the String Translation section. Is that what you are referring to when you said "the Yoast tab is missing"?
June 3, 2026 at 9:58 am #18078048
eliasA-6	Dear Carlos, did you look at my printscreens? Do you see that the yoast tab is missing? If you check here: https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/using-wordpress-seo-with-wpml/ There is a yoast tab within the menu, do you see it? I would also like to have that. I attached now an image how it should look like from your guide. Do you see the problem?
June 3, 2026 at 10:18 am #18078114
Carlos Rojas WPML Supporter since 03/2017 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Hi, Thank you for your message I can see the issue now. However, this tab appears when you are trying to translate the taxonomy SEO metadata. Please share the access credentials to your site in your next message, which I have set private. This will allow me to reproduce the issue and double-check the WPML configuration. Confirm you have created a full site backup that you can restore if necessary. Looking forward to your message.
June 3, 2026 at 12:18 pm #18078721
Carlos Rojas WPML Supporter since 03/2017 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Thank you for sharing the credentials requested. 1.- Before we continue, I kindly ask you to update all outdated plugins and themes that appear outdated in this link: hidden link The outdated functionalities can cause conflicts in the code. 2.- I reviewed a few product categories, and I can't find one with SEO information added. As described in our documentation (the link you shared): https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/using-wordpress-seo-with-wpml/#translate-taxonomy-metadata, you can translate this information in the Translation Dashboard after adding it to the product categories.
June 3, 2026 at 1:55 pm #18079054
eliasA-6	We have updated all the plug-ins but still the same problem and for the products we have all the meta descriptions.
June 4, 2026 at 5:50 am #18080034
eliasA-6	Hello Carlos, is there any news to the problem? We would like to use WPML now. Thank you.
June 4, 2026 at 7:35 am #18080370
Carlos Rojas WPML Supporter since 03/2017 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Hi, The meta description and the SEO information of the products are translated with the product information. So, when you translate a product, you will find the Yoast fields to translate too.