Trying to manually skip auto translation of original language link on translated page

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November 1, 2024 at 5:06 pm #16355658
davidP-133	Background of the issue: I am trying to manually skip the auto-translation of original language links on translated pages using WPML. Specifically, I want to use English links that point to English pages on German pages. I followed the documentation provided at https://wpml.org/forums/topic/manually-skip-links-for-translation/ but it is not working for me. Symptoms: The link on the German page hidden link is auto-translating the href attribute to the targeted page translation, which is /de/gemeinwohl, instead of pointing to the English page hidden link. Questions: How can I prevent WPML from auto-translating specific links on translated pages? Is there a way to manually set links to point to the original language page in WPML?
November 4, 2024 at 3:38 pm #16361935
Marcel Supporter Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+01:00)	Hi, In WPML -> Settings, there's an option to adjust the page slug from "Auto generate from the title" (default) to "Copy." However, this setting is primarily designed for languages that use encoded URLs. Another option is to use the "Translate" setting. This allows you to edit the slug directly within the translation editor, making it easy to overwrite as needed. For any other customizations, additional development would be required, which falls outside the scope of our support. Best regards, Marcel