[Resolved] Link internally (single link) to other language without Translate Link Targets

Thank you for contacting WPML support.

Depending on how you added your link to the page, you can try translating it in WPML's Advanced Translation Editor by adding your link to the translation using the language configuration file.

https://wpml.org/documentation/support/language-configuration-files/

It could be that your link is already available for translation. Have a look here: https://wpml.org/announcements/2020/02/translating-links-with-advanced-translation-editor/

When you’re editing with the Advanced Translation Editor, look for a “Search” input at the top-left. This search box allows you to find any text on the page, visible or not. It’s especially useful for translating links. If you search by “http” you’ll quickly find all outgoing links on the page.

Thank you for your feedback.

There isn't a straightforward solution for this question, and no settings or classes are able to handle it. WPML automatically translates links, which is typically what users expect.

If you're using Gutenberg blocks to create content with links and the WPML translation editor to translate the page, you can attempt to find the specific Gutenberg block containing the link and change the type="link" to something else. This should prevent the link from being automatically converted.

Here is an example of how it can appear

<wpml-config>
  <gutenberg-blocks>
    <gutenberg-block type="core/some-block" translate="1">
        <xpath type="link">//a/@href</xpath>
    </gutenberg-block>
  </gutenberg-blocks>
</wpml-config>

https://wpml.org/documentation/support/language-configuration-files/make-custom-gutenberg-blocks-translatable/

In this configuration, specifying type=”link” for the url attribute enables WPML to automatically translate the URL.

The links may not be converted if you are not using a WPML translation editor but a WordPress editor for translations.

I can't promise 100% success, as this is something that is not expected with the current WPML features, but these ideas are worth trying.

Hello Finn,

Unfortunately, there is no such way for the classic WordPress editor. You can add different links only if you are using a classic WordPress editor for translations also instead of a WPML translation editor.

Hello Finn,

I do understand this. I performed additional tests using the Classic WordPress Editor after translating the link in the WPML Advanced Translation Editor. The link did not change even after running the "Translate Link Targets" option.