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Last updated by Bigul 3 days, 4 hours ago.

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June 20, 2025 at 9:45 pm #17155409

fadiS-3

Background of the issue:
I'm trying to add SKUs to the website products using the bare bulk editor. When I add the SKUs in the English language, which is the default language, I don't see the SKUs updated in the translated language, which is Arabic. However, when I go to the product itself and add the SKU in the English language, it does work.

Symptoms:
SKUs added in the English language using the bulk editor are not updating in the Arabic version.

Questions:
How can I fix the issue where updating SKUs in the bulk editor automatically updates them in the Arabic version?

June 24, 2025 at 7:11 am #17163168

Bigul
WPML Supporter since 01/2013

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)

Hello,

Welcome to the WPML support forum. I will do my best to help you resolve the issue.

Is this issue related to your following ticket? Please confirm so we can assist you more effectively:

https://wpml.org/forums/topic/need-help-with-product-upload-and/

If not, kindly share a few screenshots or a short screencast to help us better understand your requirement.

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Thanks!

Bigul

June 25, 2025 at 2:11 am #17167006

fadiS-3

Hi,

Yes this is a related issue. Because im pressed on time, im trying to add a few sku's manaully until the issue gets resovled on the other thread. Can you please advise.

this is screencast of the issue: hidden link

June 25, 2025 at 6:01 pm #17170605

Bigul
WPML Supporter since 01/2013

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)

Hello,

Thank you for the updates. This may be a compatibility issue. Please try the following steps after a site backup and let us know your feedback.

1) Increase the *MaxInputVars* of PHP settings to *10000*. Please check the following article for more details, or contact your system admin/hosting provider for this purpose.

hidden link

2) Upgrade to the latest version of WooCommerce Multilingual (5.5). You may have to visit Plugins >> Add New >> Commercial tab and click on the *Check for updates* button to get the WPML automatic upgrade links of the latest version. This step will help us refresh the installer caches.

3) Clear all types of caches

4) Create a couple of simple products for testing and translate them it Arabic

5) Update the SKU value of test products using Bulk Editor. Check if it is working as expected in Arabic or not

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Thanks!

Bigul

June 26, 2025 at 2:51 am #17171143

fadiS-3

Hi, i have followed your steps and it does not work

June 26, 2025 at 7:32 pm #17175126

Bigul
WPML Supporter since 01/2013

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)

Hello,

This may be a compatibility issue. During testing on a local copy, we found that updating products in the default language using Quick Edit successfully synchronized the SKU to the secondary language.

We assume you are using the following plugin for bulk editing products:

BEAR – Bulk Editor and Products Manager Professional for WooCommerce

Please note that this plugin is not listed in our official compatibility list.

However, we noticed that the same developer offers another bulk editing plugin that is listed as compatible:

WOOBE – WooCommerce Bulk Editor Professional - https://wpml.org/plugin/woobe-woocommerce-bulk-editor-professional/

Therefore, please check with the plugin author whether it is possible to bulk edit the SKU in the primary language and have it synced automatically to the secondary language.

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Thanks!

Bigul

June 27, 2025 at 7:26 am #17175966

fadiS-3

Hi there, thanks for your response. i looked into this plugin, and this is the same one that i use. its former name was Woobe " WooCommerce Bulk Editor and Products Manager Professional – BEAR – (old name is WOOBE)". Do i need to check with its developer about the compatibility?

June 27, 2025 at 8:56 am #17176547

Bigul
WPML Supporter since 01/2013

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)

Hello,

Thank you for the updates. This seems like a compatibility issue, as you can update the Product SKU in the primary language without any problems — is that correct?

Also, could you please confirm whether you are using the free version of the plugin or the paid version?

https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-bulk-editor/ or hidden link

It would be great if you could consult the plugin author regarding this, as it is possible that maybe only the premium version is fully compatible with WPML.

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Thanks!

Bigul