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Problem:
If you're experiencing an issue where the language switcher only shows the default language on author profiles, even when there are no posts or other information translated into all languages, we have a solution for you.
Solution:
Firstly, ensure that the translation preference for Posts is set to display the default language when a translation is not available. You can do this by navigating to WPML > Settings > Post Type Translation and adjusting the setting for "Posts" to "Translatable - use translation if available or fallback to default language".

Alternatively, you can use a custom code approach. We've provided a code snippet that you can add to your theme's

functions.php

file. This code will adjust the Language Switcher on the Author page to show additional languages, regardless of whether the author's posts have been translated.

Here is the code snippet:

function author_language_switch($w_active_languages ) {
	if(is_author() && count($w_active_languages) == 1) {
		$user_id = get_the_author_meta('ID');
		$author_url = get_author_posts_url($user_id);
		$languages = apply_filters( 'wpml_active_languages', NULL, array( 'skip_missing' => 0 ) );
		foreach($languages as $language) {
			$languages[$language['code']]['url'] = apply_filters( 'wpml_permalink', $author_url, $language['code']);
		}
		return $languages;
	}
	return $w_active_languages;
}

Remember to also translate the author's biographical information as described in our guide on translating user meta information with WPML.

If this solution doesn't seem relevant to your situation, please don't hesitate to open a new support ticket with us for personalized assistance. You can do so by visiting our support forum.