Problem: The client is developing a site using WPML for automatic translation and faces issues with gender-specific translations defaulting to the feminine form. Additionally, the client needs support for Swiss German, which is not available in the current translation options. Solution: 1. For gender-specific translations, switching from DeepL to WPML AI is recommended. WPML AI allows for specifying the gender by summarizing the site’s content accordingly. 2. Regarding the support for Swiss German (de_CH), which does not use the 'ß' character, although DeepL does not support this variant, we can explore enabling it through WPML AI. This would involve running tests to assess if the desired quality can be achieved, as it has not been implemented due to a lack of client requests.
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Problem: When translating a block theme, specifically the 'Header' template and 'Navigation Menus', some URLs in the secondary language do not update with the language code and translated slug, while others link to the primary language without a language prefix. Solution: First, ensure that when using the WordPress block 'Custom Link', you include the entire URL for the link, not just the slug (e.g., /articles). After updating the URL, resend the 'Navigation Menu' for translation. This should make the URL field appear correctly in the translation interface. It's important not to use the Site Editor to edit the Navigation in a second language. Instead, always use the Translation Management and translate the Navigation with the WPML Translation Editor. Here's how: 1. Go to WPML > Translation Management > Dashboard. 2. If 'Click filters' is visible, click it to see all the site's content. 3. Create a job for your Navigation Menu and access it at WPML > Translations. 4. When translating the navigation, you can translate the links on the WPML Translation Editor.
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Symptoms:
When translating the 'header' template part, there are no strings found. Additionally, my block theme has only 1 header template part, but there are 3 listed under the 'Template Part' section in 'Translation Management'.
Questions:
What am I missing when translating the 'header' template part since no strings are found?
Why are there 3 header template parts listed under 'Template Part' in 'Translation Management' when my block theme has only 1?
Solution:
Under "Translation Management" is a section "Navigation Menus". For some reason I thought this was for classic themes and ignored it. Turns out that this is very Navigation Block menus live. The name "Main Menu" is set per default in the Block Editor Inspector Sidebar under "Advanced" (when editing the Navigation Block), which was the reason why I got confused.
