Links always change to the standard language pages. Even after changing.

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:
The client is experiencing issues with links not correctly translating to the appropriate language versions on their multilingual site. Some links in languages other than German revert to the German version. The client has attempted to fix this using the advanced translation editor but was unable to find the links there.
Solution:
We noticed that the client's website does not meet the minimum memory requirements for WPML to function properly. We recommend increasing the WordPress memory limit to at least 128MB, with 256MB being preferable. To do this, add the following code to the

wp-config.php

file:

define( 'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M' );<br />define( 'WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT', '512M' );

For more details on how to increase memory allocated to PHP, visit https://wordpress.org/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/#increasing-memory-allocated-to-php. After increasing the memory limit, retranslate the links and check if the issue is resolved.

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Last updated by Lucas Vidal de Andrade 9 months ago.

Assisted by: Lucas Vidal de Andrade.

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February 19, 2024 at 10:00 am #15317124
marcoL-85	Hello. I want to change my links, so that every link work correctly and links to the right language. Right now the german version works correctly, but in other languages the links keep changing to the german version. But I have to note that not all of them are false. There are only some. I have tried to change them with the advanced translation editor, but I cant find the links there. I dont know what to to. I have read so many threads and forums and nothing seems to work.
February 19, 2024 at 3:20 pm #15319352
Lucas Vidal de Andrade Supporter Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português ) Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)	Hello, Thank you for sharing the information. I checked your debug info and noticed that your website doesn't have the minimum memory required for WPML to work. WPML requires a memory limit of at least 128MB while 256MB is recommended. See https://wpml.org/home/minimum-requirements/ for detailed information. You can set WP Memory Limit in your wp-config.php file by adding following code: define( 'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M' ); define( 'WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT', '512M' ); See: https://wordpress.org/support/article/editing-wp-config-php/#increasing-memory-allocated-to-php for details. Increasing WP Memory may help improve the performance and sometimes also help resolving such issues. Please upgrade your memory, retranslate your links and see if that works. Let me know how it goes.
February 22, 2024 at 12:11 pm #15333386
marcoL-85	Hi thanks for your help. I redefined the memory limit like you said. And the new memory shows up in wp, so that worked. But sadly the link problem still isnt solved. I retranslated but i just doesnt save...
February 22, 2024 at 4:52 pm #15334943
Lucas Vidal de Andrade Supporter Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português ) Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)	Thank you for sharing. Even if it doesn't solve the issue, it's important to have the minimum memory so WPML has everything it needs to function properly. Can you please provide me with a concrete example where this issue happens? Please also share the exact steps you took to translate this problematic links. Screenshots are always helpful 🙂 Also, make sure that you are translating these links using only one method (sometimes this problem is caused because users translate their content using the translation editor and then edit the translation manually, in the page editor/builder). This way I can better understand what's going on and get to a solution quicker.