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Problem:
The client was experiencing issues with translated page lists returning empty and missing menus in the translated navigation. The expected submenu and page list were not appearing, and instead, there was an absence of these elements.
Solution:
We identified two separate issues. For the navigation menu problem, we found that the pages were not correctly added as parent/child in the Pages section. After adding them and re-translating the templates via WPML > Translation Management, the navigation displayed correctly. For the page list block inside a content template, it was determined to be a bug. The temporary workaround involved manually adjusting the translated IDs in the database for the wp_navigation and editing the page via Gutenberg in "Code" view to specify the translated "ref" value. We also recommended checking and translating these from WPML > Translation Management and manually selecting the correct translated parent page. A permanent fix was scheduled for WPML 4.8.

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Last updated by Dražen 6 months ago.

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January 14, 2025 at 10:14 am #16592224

Dražen
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Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+01:00)

Hello,

we have checked this specific case, and it seems there is no easy workaround at this time. Our devs will check it out further and try to fix it in future versions, but this will take time.

In the meantime, the best workaround we can suggest would be:

1) For the wp_navigation - you have to translate it, and then adjust it with correct translated IDs in the DB.

2) For the page, you can edit it via Gutenberg by switching to "Code" view in the backend and specifying the translated "ref" value. Which is your (translated) navigation menu template, you can check and translate these from WPML > Translation Management also. Also, make sure to manually select the correct translated parent page.

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I will update you when I have some news, but note this will take some time.

Regards,
Drazen

August 20, 2025 at 8:44 am #17333494

Dražen
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+01:00)

Hello,

issue should be fixed in WPML 4.8, please keep an eye for a new release in next few days and update after a backup.

Kind regards,
Drazen