WP Query post from one language on another

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:
Trying to use the

wpml_switch_language

function within a filter to list posts from the default language on a page translated to another language, and can't get the

wpml_switch_language

to work.

Solution:
Firstly, it's important to note that the

wpml_switch_language

action hook must be used with the

pre_get_posts

WordPress hook. This means that you should integrate the language switch into the query modification process. Here's how you can do it:

1. Use the

pre_get_posts

hook to modify the query before it runs.
2. Inside your hooked function, call

do_action('wpml_switch_language', 'all')

to switch the language.
3. Then set up your query arguments and run the query.

For more details and usage examples, you can refer to the following documentation:

Additionally, there are alternative approaches you can consider, such as:

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Last updated by Waqas Bin Hasan 1 year, 7 months ago.

Assisted by: Waqas Bin Hasan.

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November 10, 2023 at 8:34 pm #14780301
jackc-12	I'm really struggling so i hope you can help. I cant get the wpml_switch_language function to work. i need to list posts from en translation (default language) on a page translated for Australia en-AU. to do this with my theme i need to contain it within a filter e.g. add_filter( 'cs_looper_custom_service_faq', function( $result, $params) { //my hook and query goes here/// return $query; }, 10, 2); So I've tried and tried - used chat gpt and all sorts but cant get it to work. Here is what i have using: https://wpml.org/documentation/support/wpml-coding-api/wpml-hooks-reference/?wpv_view_count=602355&wpvhookcategory=retrieving-language-information-for-content&wpv-hook=0&wpv_post_search&wpv_filter_submit=Submit#hook-662213 Is this right? Thanks add_filter( 'cs_dynamic_content_aulist', function( $result, $field, $args) { do_action( 'wpml_switch_language', 'all' ); $query_args = array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'posts_per_page' => -1, 'category__in' => array( 1230 ), ); $query = new WP_Query( $query_args ); wp_reset_postdata(); return $result; }, 10, 3 );
November 13, 2023 at 8:47 am #14786397
Waqas Bin Hasan WPML Supporter since 05/2014 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)	Hello Jack, Thank you for contacting the support. wpml_switch_language states that: The action hook must be passed to the pre_get_posts WordPress hook. See for details and usage: https://wpml.org/wpml-hook/wpml_switch_language/ and https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/pre_get_posts/. On the other hand, you can also use different approaches like mentioned in these guides: - https://wpml.org/wpml-hook/wpml_object_id/ - https://wpml.org/faq/how-to-get-other-languages-of-current-post/ Regards.