Background of the issue:
In my WordPress site, I’m using Elementor for editor and WPML for translation. Also, I use a number of custom shortcodes. The main language of the site is Korean, and the contents are translated into English. I know that WPML ATE recognizes a shortcode when in the middle of a sentence as . However, if a sentence starts with a shortcode or if a sentence contains multiple shortcodes in the middle, it does not.
Symptoms:
WPML ATE does not recognize shortcodes at the beginning of a sentence or when multiple shortcodes are in the middle, causing translation issues.
Questions:
Do you have any idea how to make WPML ATE recognize shortcodes whether a sentence starts with a shortcode or a sentence contains multiple shortcodes in the middle?
Languages: English (English )Vietnamese (Vietnamese )
Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (GMT+07:00)
Hi Eun-kwang,
Thank you for contacting WPML support, I’m happy to help you with this issue.
Based on your screenshot, I see the sentence is translated properly in ATE. Can you please replicate the issue on a clean installation of WordPress? You can access the admin area directly with this link hidden link
Kindly follow the steps below:
- Don’t restore your site there.
- Install neccessary plugins.
- Try to replicate the issue with minimal steps.
- Then let me know the steps to replicate it.
Languages: English (English )Vietnamese (Vietnamese )
Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (GMT+07:00)
Hi,
The issue occurs on the sandbox site due to the plugin ACF Multilingual (ACFML) is missing. After I install/activate this plugin and re-translate the post, the shortcode content is displayed on the translation post as well.
Refer documentation https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/
I forgot to mention that I was not able to install ACFML in the sandbox. Now it allows to translate ACF labels and show them. I do not have any issue with this as ACFML is up and running in my site as well.
However, the issue does not seem to be resolved in the post I added first. For example:
1. I would like "The area of Seoul" instead of "Seoul's area"
2. I would like "In 2023, the population of Seoul" instead of "2023, Seoul's population"
However, I do not know how to make it happen. If a sentence begins with ACF shortcode, ATE omits the shortcode. Therefore, I cannot move around the shortcode and translations of plain text.
Languages: English (English )Vietnamese (Vietnamese )
Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (GMT+07:00)
Hi,
After discussing this issue with our developer, we will implement a fix for this case. You will use the HTML tag to wrap the content with shortcodes in order to show them all in ATE, like this
Thanks for your follow-up which I have been waiting for. It works for certain cases but not for every case as I wanted.
1. It does not seem to work if I wrap a entire sentence. I have to wrap part of a sentence as in image #1 and #2.
2. However, the same approach does not work for another similar case, which I do not know the reason. It still segments in ATE as in image #3 and #4.
3. It does not seem to work properly for sequential shortcodes either. It still segments in ATE as in image #5 and #6.
Please note that I deleted the translations and WPML cache (WPML>Support>Troubleshooting>Delete WPML Cache) before trying the proposed solution.
I suspect WPML cache may not have been completely flushed, which I do not know how to. Also, I sometimes experienced time lags between modifications and reflections. If this is the case, can I know when I can try again? Other than that, I do not know the rule how the solution works yet.
Languages: English (English )Vietnamese (Vietnamese )
Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (GMT+07:00)
Hi,
It doesn't work because the solution isn't implemented yet. If you think it is good to use, I will inform the developer to implement it and you can use the code in the future.
Please apologize for the delay. The issue has been queued for the next development cycle. I can't promise it will be released with it, but the dev team is taking care of it now.
