Inquiry About Automatic Translation for User-Generated Content on Forums

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Problem:
You are working on a multilingual website using WPML and bbPress, aiming to automatically translate and publish user-generated content (topics and replies) in multiple languages. However, the current setup only allows automatic translation for content created in the primary language.
Solution:
Currently, it is not possible to automatically translate and publish user-generated content in several target languages using WPML without manual intervention. You can use the "translate automatically" button in the translation editor for individual posts, but these must be opened and sent manually. Automatic batch translation for user-generated content is not supported at this time.

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Last updated by Laura 5 months ago.

Assisted by: Laura.

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June 6, 2024 at 8:39 am #15709870
evgenyM	Background of the issue: I am currently working on a multilingual website that uses WPML and bbPress. My goal is to automatically translate and publish user-generated content (topics and replies) on the forum into multiple languages, regardless of the language in which the content was originally created. This is to ensure that the forum content is accessible to users in their preferred language, making the forum truly multilingual. Symptoms: The current setup seems to restrict automatic translation to content created in the primary language only. Questions: Is it possible to automatically translate and publish user-generated content (topics and replies) on the forum into several target languages using WPML? How can I bypass the limitation that restricts automatic translation to content created in the primary language only?
June 6, 2024 at 8:56 am #15709912
Laura Supporter Languages: English (English ) Italian (Italiano ) Timezone: Europe/Rome (GMT+01:00)	Hi, thanks for contacting us. Unfortunately at the moment what you ask for is not possible. You should be able to automatically translate from the translation editor using the "translate automatically" button but you should send and open the posts manually, you can't translate them automatically in batch.
June 7, 2024 at 9:42 am #15714503
evgenyM	I need to know if it is possible to use WPML's automatic translation for topics and replies created in a non-primary language. For example, if my site's primary language is English, but a user creates a topic in French, I can use WPML automatically translate this topic into English, German, Spanish, etc.? Currently, I see a restriction that allows automatic translation only for content created in the primary language. How can I enable automatic translation for content created in other languages?
June 7, 2024 at 11:14 am #15715192
Laura Supporter Languages: English (English ) Italian (Italiano ) Timezone: Europe/Rome (GMT+01:00)	As I said, it's not possible to do that. The only way is to send content for manual translation and then translate automatically from the translation editor. Please see hidden link">this video.

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