[Resolved] The NL pages does not show when selected
This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem: If you're experiencing an issue where clicking a button (e.g., 'Boek nu') on your multilingual site redirects to the English page instead of the expected language page (e.g., Dutch), this might be due to changes in the default language affecting the URL structure. Solution: We recommend following these steps to resolve the issue: 1. Edit the page in the default language. 2. Locate the button and update the link to include the correct language code (e.g.,
https://your-site.nl/nl/een-eerste-kennismaking
). 3. Save and update the page. 4. Then, go to the translation for each language and update the button link accordingly.
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Background of the issue:
I am trying to navigate to the homepage in Dutch and click on the button 'Boek nu'. I expect it to show the Dutch page at hidden link. The pages are all translated with the WPML Translation editor. The issue can be seen at hidden link.
Symptoms:
When I click on the 'Boek nu' button, it shows the English page instead of the Dutch page. It redirects to hidden link instead of the expected Dutch page.
Questions:
Why does the 'Boek nu' button redirect to the English page instead of the Dutch page?
How can I ensure the button links to the correct Dutch page?
I noticed that the “Boek nu” button links to hidden link, which lacks the /nl/ language code. Because of this, WPML treats it as a link to the default language version of the page, which is expected behavior.
Could you please confirm how the link was added to the button? You’ll want to ensure that it points to the correct Dutch version of the page, including the appropriate language prefix in the URL.
THis page was created first. At that moment.
Dutch was the default language and after that the customer wanted to change the default language to English. Maybe that caused the issue of not showing the /nl/ code. Could you pelase let me kniow how I can fix this.
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It appears the issue was caused by changing the default language, which naturally updated the URL structure, including the language code.
Here’s what you need to do:
1. Edit the page in the default language.
2. Locate the button and update the link to include the correct language code (e.g., hidden link).
3. Save and update the page.
4. Then, go to the translation for each language and update the button link accordingly.
