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Problem:
The client needed to change the value of the Tagline and Blog Title strings for their website using the Hello theme, which is compatible with WPML. They also had issues with translating Rank Math's %Sitename% placeholder, as it was not reflecting on the live site despite being translated in WPML's String Translation.

Solution:
1. To change the Tagline and Blog Title strings, go to WPML > String Translation. Check the boxes for these strings, scroll down, and switch the language to one that is not yet set up on the site. This will allow you to change the strings for English, adding a new column with a '+' for the EN flag.

2. For Rank Math SEO integration with WPML, refer to the following documentation:

3. To address the WP Memory Limit issue, add the following code to the wp-config.php file:

/* WP Memory Limit */<br />define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M');<br />define('WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M');

Place it before the line that says

/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

. If the hosting provider limits these settings, contact them to request an increase.

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Last updated by ylyasK 9 months, 1 week ago.

Assisted by: Mihai Apetrei.

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February 9, 2024 at 12:14 pm #15285985

ylyasK

How do I change the value of Tagline and Blog Title strings. My theme is Hello theme and you say that it is compatible with WPML, so I think that this is not hardcoded deep in the code (I hope so). All screenshots are atteched

Actually my deafult language was Russian and now I switched it to English.

Also my WPML does not translate Rank Math's %Sitename%. I mean I have translated them on String translate but still on live site it does not translate.

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And I have just noticed now. When I was taking debug info. So do I need to increase this to higher value? And which value is good for me? I am using pretty good hosting service
(Hostinger Cloud Startup plan) and I think that my hosting service can allow me increase it. I hope this won't affect my site negatively

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February 10, 2024 at 12:02 am #15287864

Mihai Apetrei
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

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

Hi there.

1. Usually, these strings can be added in the General settings in the WordPress backend:
https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/settings-general-screen/

If you want to change that content from inside WPML > String Translation, you will need to check those boxes > then scroll down a bit and switch the language to one that doesn't exist on the site yet (any language that you don't have set up on the site yet).

Then, you will be able to change those strings for English (You will see a new column on the right with a + for the EN flag).

2. Also, for using Rankmath with WPML, I am not sure if you had the chance to take a look here:
https://wpml.org/plugin/rank-math-seo/

3. In regards to the WP Memory, I have noticed that your website’s WP Memory Limit is 40MB. The WP memory limit needs to be increased as the minimum requirement for WPML is 128Mb WP Memory Limit: https://wpml.org/home/minimum-requirements/

❌ Very important: please make a backup of your site (files & database) before following any of the upcoming steps ❌

Please add this to your wp-config.php file to increase WP memory:

/* WP Memory Limit */
define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M');
define( 'WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M' );

Paste it just before:

/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

These settings can be limited directly by your hosting provider, so, if that’s the case, I recommend you contact and ask them to modify them directly. If you can get even higher values It would be great.

Please make sure you have updated the values successfully, You can verify them from WPML >> Support page.

I hope that you will find all that information helpful.

Mihai Apetrei

February 10, 2024 at 12:19 am #15287916

ylyasK

Hello Mihai,

Thank you for you answer.

I have dealed with WP Memory limit.

Now the thing that left is this: Do I understand it correctly that the issue which is depicted on the screenshot is a known issue and I just can not reach what I want until it will be fixed in next updates?

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February 12, 2024 at 8:53 pm #15294806

Mihai Apetrei
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

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

Hi there.

These strings should be available for translation with WPML when you are using Rankmath as explained here:

https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/optimize-multilingual-websites-using-rank-math-and-wpml/#translating-global-seo-texts

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In your screenshot, it seems that you are targeting different strings, not the ones that are coming from the RankMath settings.

Please take a look over those 2 URLs and let me know if you were able to find the correct ones.

Mihai

February 12, 2024 at 9:42 pm #15294958

ylyasK

Hello Mihai

Thank you for your answer.

But still can't solve my issue.

1) About this link:
https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/optimize-multilingual-websites-using-rank-math-and-wpml/#translating-global-seo-texts

I don't have a problems with breadcrumbs and the word "Home" translation.

2) About this link:
https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/optimize-multilingual-websites-using-rank-math-and-wpml/#translating-on-page-seo-attributes

I have attached a screenshot (1.png) where you can see that I don't have specificly that %sitename% translation option on advanced translation.

3) About this link:
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I have attached a screenshot (2.png) where you can see that I don't have specificly that %sitename% translation option on String translation.

I have tried all your instructions, but I still have my issue opened. Maybe I missunderstand or do something wrong, please clarify what exactly should I do. Little reminder: please remember that I only need %sitename% (screenshot 2024-02-09_16-58-51.png) to be translated for this ticket

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February 14, 2024 at 11:19 pm #15304595

Mihai Apetrei
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

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

Hi there and thank you for all the updates.

I would like to request temporary access (wp-admin and FTP) to your site to take a better look at the issue. You will find the needed fields for this below the comment area when you log in to leave your next reply. The information you will enter is private which means only you and I can see and have access to it.

Our Debugging Procedures

I will be checking various settings in the backend to see if the issue can be resolved. Although I won't be making changes that affect the live site, it is still good practice to backup the site before providing us access. In the event that we do need to debug the site further, I will duplicate the site and work in a separate, local development environment to avoid affecting the live site.

Privacy and Security Policy

We have strict policies regarding privacy and access to your information. Please see:
https://wpml.org/purchase/support-policy/privacy-and-security-when-providing-debug-information-for-support/

**IMPORTANT**

- Please make a backup of the site files and database before providing us access.

- If you do not see the wp-admin/FTP fields this means your post & website login details will be made PUBLIC. DO NOT post your website details unless you see the required wp-admin/FTP fields. If you do not, please ask me to enable the private box.

The private box looks like this: hidden link

I will be waiting for your response.

Kind regards,
Mihai Apetrei

February 15, 2024 at 11:24 am #15306621

ylyasK

Thank you for your help Mihai. Let me create a staging site soon, and I will provide you entry details for that. Please don't close this ticket yet, I will be back with entry details soon (I remember about requesting a private box before providing entry details)

Thank you

February 15, 2024 at 8:59 pm #15309472

Mihai Apetrei
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

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

Sure, ok, no worries.

I reactivated the private fields for when you will be able to answer.

Mihai

February 18, 2024 at 3:30 pm #15315124

ylyasK

Hi Mihai

Please your entry link to my stage site

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February 19, 2024 at 10:42 pm #15320224

Mihai Apetrei
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

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

Thank you for the update.

Sorry for the delay, I don't work on the weekends.

I can confirm that I was able to successfully log into the backend of the site.

I will get back to you as soon as I have updates.

Mihai

February 22, 2024 at 11:51 am #15333260

ylyasK

Hi Mihai

Just wanted to know how is it going? I also want to say I want to update my restore site, actually it will be a new copy of my live site, I hope entry link will be the same. Please provide me a private window to enter entry link in case it will change. Or if I should not to update my stage site temporarily since you are testing it please let me know

February 23, 2024 at 8:42 am #15336402

ylyasK

Thank you for your reply Mihai

It is all okay with Homepage I did not have problems with it there

But all other pages' titles don't translate %sitename%
For example on french version of About us page

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screenshots are also attached

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February 24, 2024 at 7:48 pm #15340880

Mihai Apetrei
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

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

Hi there.

The staging site is not working anymore.

I'm reactivating the private fields below so that you can share the new credentials if you have them available.

Mihai

February 24, 2024 at 8:32 pm #15340960

ylyasK

Sorry for that I have just updated it

Please new link
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I hope this update did not affect negatively to all your efforts Mihai

February 28, 2024 at 12:07 pm #15353713

ylyasK

So I just have to correctly change Blog title? And that is all?

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