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Problem:
You are using the automatic translations feature in WPML and encounter an issue where TablePress tables are not translated as expected, even though the system indicates they are.
Solution:
We recommend the following steps to resolve this issue:
1. Navigate to WPML > Theme and Plugin Localization and scan the TablePress plugin.
2. Proceed to WPML > String Translation and filter for the "admin_texts_tablepress_tables" domain.
3. Locate the ID and replace it as detailed in our documentation: https://wpml.org/errata/tablepress-tables-cant-be-translated/

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Last updated by Lucas Vidal de Andrade 3 weeks, 3 days ago.

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July 10, 2025 at 9:23 pm #17225969

Lucas Vidal de Andrade
WPML Supporter since 11/2023

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )

Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)

It shouldn't be. Nonetheless, I've done a lot of editing and debugging on the copy I was working on, what might've corrupted the website. Please try this on your website and let me know how it goes.

July 14, 2025 at 5:34 pm #17235170

Lucas Vidal de Andrade
WPML Supporter since 11/2023

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )

Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)

Hey there,

I apologize for the confusion. I double-checked the implementation, and noticed that you are creating all the tables directly in French. Since that's the case, you need to replace the ID of the original, by the ID shown in WPML > Translation Management for the table you created as the translation, and not the value provided in WPML > Translations. I've recorded the correct implementation here:
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I know this is a bit confusing, so let me know if you can understand and if you have any questions this time around.

July 15, 2025 at 1:07 am #17235825

camilleC-5

Thank you. It works that way.
So I understand that I need to translate all the tables manually (the copy itself), is that correct? I believe translation were credits were used to automatically translate them. Is there a way to prevent this for future copy updates?

July 15, 2025 at 3:40 pm #17238829

Lucas Vidal de Andrade
WPML Supporter since 11/2023

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )

Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)

Hello there,

In this case, you can try setting the Table post as "Not Translatable" in WPML > Settings > Post Types Translation. Please make a backup of the website, and test if the tables still show differently in each language. If it does, Tables will be excluded from auto translation.