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Problem:
You are trying to sync menus from English to other languages on your site, but you encounter issues where top menu items are duplicated and submenus are in the wrong order.
Solution:
First, ensure that the Spanish menu appears correctly by checking it on your staging site. You can manage the translations of menu strings via String Translation or by editing the Spanish menu directly in Appearance -> Menus.

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Last updated by Osama Mersal 2 months, 2 weeks ago.

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March 24, 2025 at 6:49 pm #16853765

rikardT-2

Yes, they appear correctly - but they are still not translated from the English menu.
I have manually translated to Swedish today (Appearance/Menus), but would like to automatically translate the other languages from WPML Translation Management.

Thanks!

March 24, 2025 at 7:15 pm #16853826

Osama Mersal
WPML Supporter since 02/2020

Languages: English (English ) Arabic (العربية )

Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+03:00)

Hi,

I tried to translate them using translation management, which worked correctly. Please check if the menu strings are translated correctly.

Best regards,
Osama

March 24, 2025 at 7:25 pm #16853836

rikardT-2

Not correct. See images. Transalated menus (Italian in example) still use page title and not translated from English.

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March 24, 2025 at 7:28 pm #16853869

Osama Mersal
WPML Supporter since 02/2020

Languages: English (English ) Arabic (العربية )

Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+03:00)

Hi,

String Translation is used to translate the (Custom Link) menu items. However, the "Navigation Label" for pages needs to be translated in (Appearance-> Menus).

Best regards,
Osama

March 24, 2025 at 7:31 pm #16853877

rikardT-2

That means that the text in the navigation cannot be translated automatically?

March 24, 2025 at 7:34 pm #16853880

Osama Mersal
WPML Supporter since 02/2020

Languages: English (English ) Arabic (العربية )

Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+03:00)

Hi Rikard,

You need to translate them manually if they are Navigation Labels for posts/pages.

Best regards,
Osama

March 24, 2025 at 7:37 pm #16853882

rikardT-2

Ah got it. Too bad. I will have to do a lot of manual translations then.
Maybe something for you to add to the developement backlog. 🙂

Menu structure at least good now.

Many thanks for your help! Most appreciated.

BR,
Rikard

March 24, 2025 at 7:52 pm #16853896

Osama Mersal
WPML Supporter since 02/2020

Languages: English (English ) Arabic (العربية )

Timezone: Africa/Cairo (GMT+03:00)

Hi Rikard,

You are more than welcome. 🙂 Please don't hesitate to open a new ticket if you face any other issues. We are always happy to help you.

Have a great day!

Best regards,
Osama