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Last updated by Andreas W. 4 hours, 14 minutes ago.

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May 6, 2026 at 1:11 pm #18017680

Andreas W.
WPML Supporter since 12/2018

Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch )

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

Vintage was not appearing inside WPML > Taxonomy Translation, as it was set to "Not translatable.

WPML > Settings > Taxonomies Translation > Product Vintage (pa_vintage).

You need to set it to "Translatable
only show translated items". I adjusted this now.

The same counted for "Product Volume (pa_volume)".

Result:
The attribute terms are no longer appearing duplicated at Products > Attributes.

Guide:
https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/translating-post-categories-and-custom-taxonomies/

May 7, 2026 at 3:08 pm #18020990

henrikt-5

It was me when doing the sync and reading that I can also make attributes "untranslatable" doing those setting changes.
There is no reason for having vintage, volume etc... translated in different laguages... 2018 is 2018. 75 cl is 75 cl in all languages. I thought this would simplify, not complicate. The outcome has been that -sv -fr-en have been created. I really don't see an end to this mess and will in any case return the values you changed to non translatable, if I remember how to do that...

Is your guide complete meaning, if I follow it from step A, will I then have correct setting of the attributes without WPML doing changes by its own ?

May 8, 2026 at 2:14 am #18021544

Andreas W.
WPML Supporter since 12/2018

Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch )

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

Hello Henrik,

Thank you for your patience. Following the guide step-by-step should help you set the attributes correctly without WPML making unwanted changes. However, it's important to ensure that you fully understand the settings to avoid any further issues.

The attributes need to be translated. If you set them to "Not translatable", the already translated attributes will show up in site's default language.

This is expected behavior.

Best regards
Andreas