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Last updated by Andreas W. 1 year, 8 months ago.

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August 18, 2023 at 5:22 pm #14254377

artsiomS

I want to know if I am able to translate many posts at once. My default language is polish and I add post in russian( my secondary language). I want to know how to translate many post at once. Using the pluses on the picture I can automaticly translate it manually but only 1 at once. How can I do many posts at the same time?

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August 18, 2023 at 5:46 pm #14254575

artsiomS

all my jobs are translated I just need to click complete button for them to post, I want them to be posted automaticly, so that I want have to click this complete button.

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August 18, 2023 at 6:00 pm #14254647

artsiomS

I need to first click the plus icon, then click complete to add a translated post, I want it automated

August 19, 2023 at 6:22 pm #14257139

Andreas W.
WPML Supporter since 12/2018

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

Hello,

It appears like you are using the translation mode "Translate what you choose" in which you create the translations yourself.

If you want WPML to handle the translation in the background, then you need to WPML > Settings > Translation mode and switch to "Translate everything automatically".

Documentation:
https://wpml.org/documentation/automatic-translation/

I would suggest, that before you let WPML handle the translation you first go to WPML > Translation Management > Jobs and make sure to cancel any currently running job that is not yet completed.

If further assistance is needed, please let me know.

Best regards
Andreas

August 19, 2023 at 8:03 pm #14257271

artsiomS

hi, i have this opiton enabled and it does translate automaticly when I add post in my default language (polish), but if I add posts in my secondary language( russian) it doesnt translate them manually into polish. When I try to translate it through translation managment it says that I can only automaticly translate from my default language to my secondary. I want it to work both ways so that when I upload post in russian( secondary language) it is automaticly translate into polish (my default languge)

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August 19, 2023 at 8:11 pm #14257331

artsiomS

I mean that if I add post in russian they don't translate into polish automaticly. They only translate automaticly if I add post in polish. I want it to work both ways. So that when I add post in russian ( my second language) they automaticly translate into polish, and when I add post in polish they automaticly translate to russian.

August 19, 2023 at 8:11 pm #14257333

Andreas W.
WPML Supporter since 12/2018

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

Hello,

Sadly this is yet not possible in "Translate everything automatically".

WPML will only run translations automatically in the background if the content was created in the site's default language.

For any second language, you will need to handle those translations yourself.

Source:
https://wpml.org/documentation/automatic-translation/

From our documentation:
Please note that this feature does not automatically translate the following:

Unpublished drafts
Content created in a secondary language
Pages or posts that were previously translated using a different method. This is so you won’t overwrite existing translations. Instead, please continue to use the same translation method you used originally to translate those pages and posts.

Best regards
Andreas

August 19, 2023 at 8:13 pm #14257337

artsiomS

Is there any way I could make it work. Maybe with some plugin or something?

August 19, 2023 at 8:14 pm #14257339

artsiomS

Or if there is no way, maybe I could change the default language of my site but I wonder if it will not brake the content of my website.

August 19, 2023 at 8:19 pm #14257341

artsiomS

will changing the default language affect the frontend only?

August 19, 2023 at 8:24 pm #14257343

Andreas W.
WPML Supporter since 12/2018

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

Hello,

Sadly ther eis not any plugin that could fix this issue.

If you want to translate all your content from RU to other languages, then you might need to switch the site's default language to Russian.

Indeed, it may cause unexpected issues in some cases if you switch the site's default language, so I suggest that you take a complete backup of the site and the database before making the change.

Take note, that in order to be able to translate the RU content into another language, usually the content should also have been created first in RU language.

WPML will always translate from the original content to the second language, so once the original content is edited, WPML will change the translation status and expect that the translations will get updated.

This means, that if the content was created in PL, then this is the contents source language and even if you switch the site's default language, then this will not change the original source language of the content.

This means, in this case, WPML Might still expect that content gets translated from PL to RU if the content was first created in PL, as this is how the translation memory works inside the Advanced Translation Editor.

About translation memory:
https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/how-wpml-keeps-track-of-your-translations/

Best regards
Andreas

August 19, 2023 at 8:32 pm #14257359

artsiomS

Does changing the default language affect the frontend only, or backend too? How do I change the default language?

August 19, 2023 at 8:43 pm #14257361

artsiomS

also is there any way of making the wpml not translate the elementor editing I mean the editing section, not the content.

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August 19, 2023 at 9:46 pm #14257409

Andreas W.
WPML Supporter since 12/2018

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

Hello,

If you switch the site's default language at WPML > Languages then this will affect:

1) The Admin Language in WordPress, also on Elementor. This means if you switch the site default language to Russian, then by default, WordPress and Elementor will appear in Russian.

Anyhow, you can change the admin language inside your user profile of WordPress. Any user can set an individual admin language. This will not affect the Frontend.

Please read this:
https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/setting-the-wordpress-administration-language/

2) Change the content that is displayed on the site URL of your homepage.

Example:
Right now hidden link displays Polish and hidden link shows Russian.

If you switch the site's default language to Russian then hidden link will show Russian content and hidden link will show Polish content.

Relative documentation:
https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-url-options/

Let me know if you do have any further questions.

Best regards
Andreas

August 25, 2023 at 8:56 am #14290335

artsiomS

hi, I changed the default languge and everything works great, one more question. How Do I make elementor in polih. I changed the wordpress language and its fien but elementor is still in russian.