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Problem:
The client is working on a site under development and needs guidance on which editor to use for editing a translation after importing it from XLIFF. The client uploaded an XLIFF file for a translation from English to Italian. After uploading, the translation appears on the frontend, but some segments still need translation. However, in the Advanced Translation Editor (ATE), all segments appear empty.
Solution:
We recommend using the Classic Translation Editor (CTE) for editing translations imported from XLIFF files. Unlike ATE, CTE supports the display of HTML markup and can handle XLIFF imports effectively. ATE, designed to run on an external server with a different code base, does not support these features and only displays pure text. If you are using XLIFF import/export, CTE is the appropriate tool as it is compatible with XLIFF files and supports markup language.

Please note that while new features for CTE are not anticipated, it will remain available in future versions of WPML as many clients rely on it. There are currently no known issues with using XLIFF files in CTE, which you can verify at known issues.

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Last updated by Andreas W. 1 week ago.

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April 2, 2025 at 3:44 pm #16887905

T4ng

I have no expertise in XLIFF files.
However, I understood the 2.0 version offers possibilities to provide context information, notes, etc...
I feel this could be very handy informations to provide to translators.

April 2, 2025 at 4:42 pm #16888179

Andreas W.
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I have added your ticket to the feature request for XLIFF 2.0 but please take note that it is unclear if such a feature will be made available or not.

It depends on how many clients request such a feature.