[Waiting for user confirmation] WPML Elasticpress Indices bug

Hello,

I checked, and this is expected.

The WPML Elasticpress plugin creates an index per language. Then you can choose what to index per language, but the indices are always created.

We will check this with the development team to see if they may consider a feature request to change the behavior. But I can't promise that it will be done or when.

Best Regards,
Otto

Hello,

Yes, the behaviour you described seems reasonable. Not sure about the implementation details. Our dev team will decide, taking into account the big picture.

At this point, the options are a server that allows more indices or custom coding, which is outside the scope of our support.

As a general guide/idea, the indices are created here:
wp-content/plugins/wpml-elasticpress/src/Manager/Indices.php:

		add_filter( 'ep_index_name', [ $this, 'filterIndexName' ], 10 );
		add_filter( 'ep_global_alias', [ $this, 'filterIndexName' ], 10 );
...

	public function filterIndexName( $indexName ) {
		if ( $this->currentIndexLanguage === $this->defaultLanguage ) {
			return $indexName;
		}
		if ( empty( $this->currentIndexLanguage ) ) {
			return $indexName;
		}
		return $indexName . '-' . $this->currentIndexLanguage;
	}

Commenting out the filters only creates one index in the default language. But I can't tell about how this will work with the multilingual search feature. It's just a starting point.

At this point, I would suggest you consider contacting one of our certified partners from this link: http://wpml.org/documentation/support/wpml-contractors/
You will get the custom assistance you need to get on with your project.
Before doing so please have a look also here:
http://wpml.org/documentation/support/wpml-contractors/guidelines-for-people-looking-for-consulting-help/"

Best Regards,
Otto