[Resolved] Translating date format of published post in French

Hello,

It looks as if you are using a Divi Template and a Divi Page Builder Widget, which means that the format would need to get translated with the WPML Translation Editor when translating the template.

Please try to search for the format by using the text search field on the top left of the WPML Advanced Translation Editor.

Guide:
https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/advanced-translation-editor/#main-features-of-the-advanced-translation-editor

If you can not find the date format this way, then please let me know the name of the Divi Widget that you are using and I will try to create a config for making this date format translatable.

As far as I understand, this is the default Divi "Title" widget, correct?

Best regards
Andreas

Yes, this is correct.

I can offer to have a look into this and try to create a custom XML config that allows to translation of the date format on the WPML Translation Editor.

I have created a test site with WPML and Divi and I would like to ask you to recreate the same template with the same widgets.

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You can also simply import your Divi template.

Let me know on this ticket once you are done with this task.

Please add the following XML markup to WPML > Settings > Custom XML Configruation:

<wpml-config>
  <shortcodes>
    <shortcode>
      <tag>et_pb_fullwidth_post_title</tag>
      <attributes>
        <attribute>meta_date</attribute>
      </attributes>
    </shortcode>
  </shortcodes>
</wpml-config>

Now, edit the post title widget on your custom body template by adding a blank space behind the date format. Save the template.

Go to WPML Translation Management and create a job for the template, then translate it at WPML > Translations.

The date format will not show up right away. You will need to use the text search field on the top left and search it, then translate it.

See screenshot.

Please give this a test and let me know if this worked out.

If so, then I will escalate the issue to our compatibility team, so that they will update the config for Divi.

Go to WPML Translation Management > Dashboard.

On the top left you see a dropdown filter that lets you filter by post type.

Select here "Body Template".

Then mark your template in the list and at the bottom of the page create a job for a manul translation.

Then access the translation at WPML > Translations.

It is explained here with some screenshots:
https://wpml.org/documentation/theme-compatibility/divi-builder/#translating-custom-global-header-footer

Thank you for your message and the screenshots.

Please edit the original custom body template in Divi and make a small edit to the date format field of your Post Title Blog.

See screenshot.

After that, access the translation and search for:

F d, Y

Translate it to you needs for example for German I would use:

d. F Y

which results in

30. Januar 2024

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Best regards
Andreas

Seems the translation from the Advanced Translation Editor is not taking effect on your posts.

I suggest you translate this manually and use the following format. This version escapes the letters and you will achieve your desired result:

\l\e d F Y