Language switcher is not working

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Problem:
You are experiencing issues with translated posts not being found due to complex permalink structures and custom rewrite rules in a multilingual WordPress setup using WPML.
Solution:
We recommend modifying the timing of your redirect rules. Instead of loading your redirects on 'init', try using the 'wpml-loaded' action. This ensures that WPML's language handling is fully loaded before your custom rewrite rules are applied, which helps in maintaining the correct language directories in URLs. For more details on this hook, please visit https://wpml.org/wpml-hook/wpml_loaded/.

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This topic contains 18 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by Andreas W. 1 month, 2 weeks ago.

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September 27, 2024 at 5:24 pm #16230962
Andreas W. Supporter Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)	Please take kindly note, that we ony handle one issue per ticket. In case you need further assistance I can offer to split new topics into new tickets and then we can follow up from there. About your first example: The translated post is here: hidden link Issues: 1) The language switcher in the header of your site is not working, as it is not an official WPML language switcher. Guide: https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-switcher-options/ 2) When translating the CPT slug please do not include the language direcotry. See screenshot.
September 30, 2024 at 9:49 am #16235281
davidH-179	Thanks, we do use the standard wpml language switcher. It works on some pages, but not others... So I don't think this is the issue? I think the issue is because we use custom taxonomies (code that I pasted to you earlier).
September 30, 2024 at 1:12 pm #16236376
davidH-179	For example, a single visa page. If you try to use the language switcher to access the chinese page, the url is missing the 'zh-hans' part. If you navigate the site in Chinese, you can find the page.... hidden link
October 1, 2024 at 1:00 am #16238015
Andreas W. Supporter Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)	Your site is using: Different languages in directories hidden link - English, hidden link - Chinese (Simplified) The language directories use the language code by default. Example: hidden link - English hidden link - Chinese The translated post for this content can not be found because for some reason your redirect rules remove the language directory from the language switcher: Original: hidden link Redirect: hidden link Translation: hidden link Possible solution: Please try to load your redirects not on init, and instead use 'wpml-loaded': https://wpml.org/wpml-hook/wpml_loaded/