I'm needing to Enable “Language” column in the admin UI

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Last updated by Carlos Rojas 12 hours, 53 minutes ago.

Assisted by: Carlos Rojas.

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July 2, 2025 at 11:51 am #17192724
Nicola Steyn	Background of the issue: I am setting up a multisite and trying to display translations on the page/post listing page without editing them within the page itself. I have followed recommendations to deactivate plugins on the network admin site. I want the setup and UI to match another site where this plugin is installed. Symptoms: I am unable to enable the 'Language' column in the admin UI to show translations on the page/post listing page. Questions: How can I enable the 'Language' column in the admin UI for a multisite setup? Why are the translations not showing on the page/post listing page despite following the same setup process as another site?
July 2, 2025 at 12:02 pm #17192898
Carlos Rojas WPML Supporter since 03/2017 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Hello, Thank you for contacting us To show the Languages column, you must click in the Screen options tab at the top right and activate the Languages checkbox -see attached image- Note: The post type must be set to be translatable in WPML -> Settings -> Post type translation section. Please let me know if you need further assistance. Regards, Carlos
July 2, 2025 at 12:15 pm #17193062
Nicola Steyn	Hi Carlos, thanks for your reply. The page / post type is active for translations but the languages option is not visible under screen options.
July 2, 2025 at 12:22 pm #17193115
Carlos Rojas WPML Supporter since 03/2017 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Thank you for your message. Please share the access credentials to the site in your next message, which I have set private. This way, I will be able to double-check the configuration and reproduce the issue.
July 3, 2025 at 8:37 am #17195829
Nicola Steyn	Hi Carlos, just checking if you were able to gain access to the CMS?
July 3, 2025 at 9:02 am #17195988
Carlos Rojas WPML Supporter since 03/2017 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Hi there, The credentials seem to be correct, however, I get redirected to the frontpage and I can't find a way to get to the backend.
July 3, 2025 at 9:06 am #17195996
Nicola Steyn	thanks for letting me know, I will ask my developer to investigate this afternoon. I will let you know once this has been sorted out.
July 3, 2025 at 10:41 am #17196778
Carlos Rojas WPML Supporter since 03/2017 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Great! I will be waiting for your message.
July 4, 2025 at 9:47 am #17200848
Nicola Steyn	Hi Carlos, we have discovered that the WPML plugin is causing the redirect issue which is a problem. Do you have any ideas on how we can fix this? We have un-installed and re-installed the plugin and the same issue is occurring. This is also happening to us. If we deactivate the WPML Multilingual CMS plugin in the DB then we can access the site again, but then WPML is not available in the left navigation. We are installing the plugins on the Network Admin and then the setup is only available to us on the multisite subdomains. Here is an example of our subdomains: arent site - hidden link Child site - hidden link The plugin is currently deactivated so you are able to access the CMS. are you able to assist us with this issue first and then continue with the previous issue? Thanks,
July 4, 2025 at 9:54 am #17200874
Carlos Rojas WPML Supporter since 03/2017 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Hi again, As this last message refers to a different issue than the original one, I kindly ask you to open a new ticket describing the redirection issue. This way we will be following our support policy of solving one issue per ticket. Thank you very much for your understanding!