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Problem:
After updating WPML, you might notice unexpected media translation strings appearing under random page translations, such as seeing additional unrelated content like photo metadata and titles.
Solution:
If you're experiencing this issue, we recommend taking the following steps:
1. Ensure you have a full backup of your website.
2. Make a minor edit to the original page (e.g., modify some text) and save the changes.
3. Clear all caches that your site might be using.
4. Recheck the Advanced Translation Editor (ATE) to see if the issue persists.

If these steps do not resolve the problem, or if the solution seems outdated or irrelevant to your case, please visit our known issues page and confirm that you have the latest versions of themes and plugins installed. We highly recommend opening a new support ticket through our support forum for further assistance.

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Last updated by erikM-21 7 months, 2 weeks ago.

Assisted by: Lucas Vidal de Andrade.

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September 22, 2025 at 12:16 pm #17421732

erikM-21

Background of the issue:
After updating WPML, I randomly got 52 new translation items under my Contacts page. The issue can be seen on this page: hidden link in ATE.

Symptoms:
With the WPML update, I got unrelated media translation strings under a random page translation. Instead of only seeing the content that is present on the page, I got the content that is on the page plus 52 unrelated media strings with different photos metas, titles, and so on.

Questions:
Why do unrelated media strings appear under a random page and where they actually should be?

September 22, 2025 at 2:54 pm #17422494

Lucas Vidal de Andrade
WPML Supporter since 11/2023

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )

Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)

Hey there,

I apologize for the inconvenience. Please make sure to have a full website backup and proceed as follows:

1. Make a small change to the original page and save. You can edit a text, for example;
2. Empty all caches you might have;
3. Check ATE again;

Let me know if this makes nay difference.

Thank you.

September 29, 2025 at 1:57 pm #17441347

erikM-21

Hi! Now this page has only 1 picture with one unrelated picture and its meta title.