glennv-11

Problem:
The client needed to remove the link from duplicated posts in WPML to make them translate independently, similar to the action of clicking the "Translate independently" button.
Solution:
We advised the client that to remove the duplicate status and make a post translate independently, they should delete the

_icl_lang_duplicate_of

field in the

wp_postmeta

table. This field links a duplicate post to its original. By removing this link, the post becomes an independent translation.

Additionally, we clarified that the function https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/displaying-untranslated-content-on-pages-in-secondary-languages/#using-the-default-language-as-a-fallback-for-untranslated-content does not remove the duplicate link but rather controls the display settings for untranslated content.

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