Background of the issue:
I wanted to translate some strings using WPML. I translated a lot of them and then tried to view the page in German. The Serbian and English languages work fine. The issue can be seen at: hidden link
Symptoms:
After translating strings, the German language page shows an error.
Questions:
Why does the German language page show an error after translating strings?
How can I fix the error on the German language page?
Welcome to WPML support. I will answer before the ticket is assigned to one of my colleagues.
Would you please go to WPML > String Translation and search for the string that you translated that contains the combination of characters: %s
That is a PHP string constant that needs to be copied exactly like that to the translation. Most probabl,y one of the strings does not have that %s character and causes the issue.
Also please check if the same thing happens on a minimal installation:
- IMPORTANT STEP! Create a backup of your website. Or better approach will be to test this on a copy/staging version of the website to avoid any disruption of a live website.
- Switch to the default theme such as "TwentyTwenty" by going to "WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > themes".
- Go to "WordPress Dashboard > Plugins" and deactivate all plugins except WPML and its add-ons.
- Check if you can still recreate the issue.
- If not, re-activate your plugins one by one and check the issue each time to find out the plugin that causes the problem.
