Set Elementor UI default language to English

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:
The client is experiencing an issue where the German language appears on the Elementor UI and WordPress toolbar, despite user preferences and site language settings.
Solution:
If you're experiencing this issue, we recommend you first navigate to Users > Profile in your WordPress dashboard and ensure that the Admin language is set to English. Additionally, make sure that the 'Set admin language as editing language' option is deactivated.

If these steps do not resolve the issue, it's possible that the solution might be outdated or not applicable to your specific case. We highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If the problem persists, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum for further assistance.

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Last updated by rishiS 1 week, 5 days ago.

Assisted by: Christopher Amirian.

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November 8, 2025 at 3:15 am #17558876
rishiS	Background of the issue: I use WPML for German pages, but I prefer having my WordPress and Elementor admin, dashboard, and UI in English. I am trying to set the Elementor UI default language to English on my site hidden link. Symptoms: I was unable to fix the issue of setting the Elementor UI default language to English despite using various search terms. Questions: How can I set the Elementor UI default language to English while using WPML?
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 pm #17559987
Christopher Amirian WPML Supporter since 07/2020 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Yerevan (GMT+04:00)	Hi, Welcome to WPML support. Please go to Users > Profile and make sure you set the Admin language there to English. Also, make sure that the Set admin language as editing language. option is deactivated. Thanks.
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 pm #17560163
rishiS	Thank you for the steps. Cleared cache. Still the issue persists. German on Elementor UI as well as WordPress toolbar. I think WPML is overriding the user preferences and site language. Thanks, R
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 am #17560856
Christopher Amirian WPML Supporter since 07/2020 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Yerevan (GMT+04:00)	Hi, I'd appreciate it if you could give me the URL/User/Pass of your WordPress dashboard after you make sure that you have a backup of your website. It is absolutely important that you give us a guarantee that you have a backup so if something happens you will have a point of restore. Make sure you set the next reply as private.
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 am #17565857
Christopher Amirian WPML Supporter since 07/2020 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Yerevan (GMT+04:00)	Hi Rishi, Thank you for the login information. I had to change the language from the top admin language bar to German. Then go to Users > Profile and change the language from German to English and save. After that, it fixed the problem, and now you can access Elementor widgets in English. For further reading: https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/setting-the-wordpress-administration-language Thanks.
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 pm #17576678
rishiS	Thank you very much Christopher! Rishi