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Problem:
If you're experiencing issues with your translated pages showing raw URLs instead of pretty permalinks, such as 'https://example.com/de/?post_type=activity&p=123' instead of 'https://example.com/de/activity/sample-page/', and some menu items also have incorrect link formats, this might be due to the posts being set as drafts.
Solution:
First, check if the affected posts are set as drafts in the relevant language. If they are, you need to publish those posts.

Additionally, ensure that the 'Let me review it before it gets published' option in WPML>>Settings>>Automatic translation is managed correctly. After completing the translation, review and publish the post's translation.

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Last updated by Bigul 1 year ago.

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February 23, 2024 at 4:06 pm #15338668

Lukas Cech

The DE translation hidden link buttons 2 and 3 are showing raw URLs, not the pretty hyperlinks as other pages. i.e. hidden link instead of hidden link

Plus some items in the menu have the same incorrect link format - this wasn't like that before, please revert this change.

specific menu items - DE -
Hochkar - hidden link
Verleih - hidden link
Unterkunft - hidden link

February 23, 2024 at 4:31 pm #15338727

Bigul
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Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+01:00)

Hello,

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

Please check the attached images. The following Activity posts in German are set as *Draft*. That is why it shows the URL in raw format. So please publish those posts and make sure you are getting the expected results or not.

Hochkar - hidden link
Verleih - hidden link
Unterkunft - hidden link

Also, you have set the *Let me review it before it gets published* option in WPML>>Settings>>Automatic translation. So you have to review and publish the post's translation after completing the translation.

Please verify it and let us know your feedback.

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Thanks!

Bigul

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February 23, 2024 at 5:13 pm #15338859

Lukas Cech

Ah, I see. Good catch Bigul, again, very helpful 🙂

I changed the setting as I was doing something else, but didn't connect the dots. I thought that the translation always inherits the status of the parent language post and I only review the translation, without having to publish the page.

But yes, I should have chosen the second option.