WPML Translation Synchronization Issue After Server Migration

This is the technical support forum for WPML - the multilingual WordPress plugin.

Everyone can read, but only WPML clients can post here. WPML team is replying on the forum 6 days per week, 22 hours per day.

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
-	10:00 – 17:00	10:00 – 17:00	10:00 – 17:00	10:00 – 17:00	10:00 – 17:00	-
-	18:00 – 19:00	18:00 – 19:00	18:00 – 19:00	18:00 – 19:00	18:00 – 19:00	-

Supporter timezone: Asia/Kathmandu (GMT+05:45)

This topic contains 15 replies, has 0 voices.

Last updated by Shekhar Bhandari 1 month, 1 week ago.

Assisted by: Shekhar Bhandari.

Author	Posts
March 17, 2026 at 5:51 am #17902227
Shekhar Bhandari WPML Supporter since 03/2015 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu (GMT+05:45)	Hello, I was able to replicate the site on my local environment. After debugging, I found that the translations were created manually using Elementor rather than through the WPML Translation Editor. I couldn’t find any indication that the WPML Translation Editor was used. Because of this, the content won’t appear in WPML’s Translation Editor. If you’d like to use it moving forward, you can follow the methods outlined here: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/ Regarding the layout, the menu appears similar to the live site. However, I noticed that there are significantly more menu items in the secondary languages compared to the default language, likely carried over from before migration. I recommend the following: * Go to Appearance → Menus * Switch to the secondary language * Remove any unnecessary menu items Alternatively, you can follow this guide: https://wpml.org/errata/wp-menu-sync-translation-of-custom-menu-items/ Additionally, in the English version, the menu is slightly shifted to the right. This seems to be caused by a custom CSS snippet used here: hidden link Disabling this should align the layout with the others. Let me know if this helps or if there’s anything I may have missed. If something doesn’t look right, please share a screenshot so I can take a closer look. Thanks!

Author

Posts

March 17, 2026 at 5:51 am #17902227

Shekhar Bhandari

WPML Supporter since 03/2015

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu (GMT+05:45)

Hello,

I was able to replicate the site on my local environment. After debugging, I found that the translations were created manually using Elementor rather than through the WPML Translation Editor. I couldn’t find any indication that the WPML Translation Editor was used.

Because of this, the content won’t appear in WPML’s Translation Editor. If you’d like to use it moving forward, you can follow the methods outlined here:
https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/

Regarding the layout, the menu appears similar to the live site. However, I noticed that there are significantly more menu items in the secondary languages compared to the default language, likely carried over from before migration. I recommend the following:

* Go to Appearance → Menus
* Switch to the secondary language
* Remove any unnecessary menu items

Alternatively, you can follow this guide:
https://wpml.org/errata/wp-menu-sync-translation-of-custom-menu-items/

Additionally, in the English version, the menu is slightly shifted to the right. This seems to be caused by a custom CSS snippet used here:
hidden link
Disabling this should align the layout with the others.

Let me know if this helps or if there’s anything I may have missed. If something doesn’t look right, please share a screenshot so I can take a closer look.

Thanks!

The topic ‘[Closed] WPML Translation Synchronization Issue After Server Migration’ is closed to new replies.