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[Closed] My MAIN MENU will not translate

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Last updated by Andreas W. 3 weeks, 3 days ago.

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December 26, 2024 at 6:45 pm #16547515

vladimirM-19

Background of the issue:
I translated everything regarding my Main Menu, including both templates and string translations. However, the Main Menu MAIN items are not translated in German and Italian. The link to the page where the issue can be seen is hidden link.

Symptoms:
The Main Menu MAIN items are not translated in German and Italian, while English and Croatian are correct. The Sub menu items are translated, but the main menu items are not.

Questions:
Why are the Main Menu MAIN items not translated in German and Italian?
How can I ensure the main menu is native to the language?
December 26, 2024 at 9:33 pm #16547652

Andreas W.
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Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

Hello,

If those main menu items are custom menu items, then they can not get translated automatically.

You will need to translate them with WPML > String Translation of edit them directly inside each language in each menu.

Please read this guide and let me know if you need further assistance:
https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/translating-menus/

Best regards
Andreas
December 26, 2024 at 9:59 pm #16547666

vladimirM-19

Hi Andreas,

I did, and my challenge is why Croatian and English are working, but German and Italian are not.
Its all translated with String translation
December 26, 2024 at 10:10 pm #16547676

Andreas W.
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Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

It might be that editing the menus or templates manually inside the site editor has caused an unexpected issue.

This would mean you are running into the following known issue:
https://wpml.org/errata/template-is-not-applied-to-translated-page/

Please let me know in case you are not aware about how to use the mentioned workaround from this errata.

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