Translating links in product description Woocommerce

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Problema:
Si estás experimentando problemas para traducir enlaces dentro de las descripciones de productos que apuntan a otros productos, y estos enlaces no se traducen automáticamente al idioma del visitante, es posible que se deba a temas hijos o código personalizado en tu sitio web.

Solución:
Para asegurar que los enlaces sean traducibles automáticamente, es importante que el código y la lógica implementados en tu sitio web sigan las pautas y convenciones internacionales, así como los ganchos personalizados que permiten identificar correctamente el contenido como traducible. Te recomendamos revisar y asegurarte de que estás utilizando temas y plugins que son compatibles con WPML, lo cual puedes verificar en las siguientes listas:

Lamentamos que en tu caso, los enlaces no se tradujeran automáticamente.

Si la solución proporcionada no es relevante para tu caso, porque podría estar desactualizada o simplemente no aplicar a tu situación, te sugerimos abrir un nuevo ticket de soporte. Además, te recomendamos encarecidamente revisar los problemas conocidos, verificar la versión de la solución permanente y confirmar que has instalado las últimas versiones de temas y plugins. Si necesitas asistencia adicional, no dudes en contactarnos en el foro de soporte de WPML.

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Last updated by Lucas Vidal de Andrade 1 year, 3 months ago.

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March 21, 2024 at 5:13 pm #15437734
mickS-3	Hello, Sometime my client uses a link in the product description to link to another product. The problem is he can't translate the link. So it points to the default language instead of the language that the visitor is currently in. Please check this screenrecording: hidden link Is it possible that product links are automaticalll linked to the translate product? If not, how to translate these links since they are not visible in the translation manager? My client needs to be able to manage it. So translating with strings is not an option and also not efficient.
March 21, 2024 at 6:14 pm #15438072
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, Thank you for getting in touch with us. I watched the video you sent, and there are two ways we can approach the issue you're facing: 1. Automatically translating links in bulk: Please go to WPML > Settings > Scan now and adjust links (please note that this method might not work with all themes); 2. If the above method does not work as intended, you can simply search the link directly in the translation editor of the product. Please check this documentation, for more details: https://wpml.org/announcements/2020/02/translating-links-with-advanced-translation-editor/ Let me know how it goes 🙂
March 22, 2024 at 8:24 am #15439180
mickS-3	Hi, I just implemented suggestion 1. Almost none of the links are translated. I understand that we can translate via the translation manager but this is a lot of work and error-prone. How is it that WPML often does not recognize these links in product descriptions and automatically redirects to the translated page?
March 22, 2024 at 12:39 pm #15440481
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)	Thank you for sharing the details. There are numerous reasons, but the most common one is due to child themes or custom code implemented in a website. WPML, just like any other translation and localization software, requires that the code and the logic implemented in the code, follow international guidelines and conventions, as well as custom hooks that enable a content to be properly identified as translatable. We have an extensive list that shows every plugin and theme we ensured that follow these requirements: https://wpml.org/plugin/ https://wpml.org/theme/ I'm sorry that in your case, the links weren't automatically translatable.