Problem: You are experiencing an issue where updating the categories of a post triggers the automatic translation feature in WPML, causing already translated text to be re-translated and consuming additional credits unnecessarily. Solution: 1. Ensure that the translation memory in WPML's Advanced Translation Editor (ATE) is functioning correctly, as it should prevent re-translation of unchanged content. 2. Monitor your credit usage by navigating to WPML > Translation Management > Tools tab > Automatic translation usage reports. For more details, visit how WPML keeps track of your translations. 3. Conduct a test case: - Create a post with sample content and translate it automatically. - Capture the current used credits in WPML > Translation Management > Tools tab. - Edit the post, assign a translated category, and update the post to trigger the translation update. - Check the used credits again in WPML > Translation Management > Tools tab. 4. If the issue persists, it may be due to changes in the HTML structure of the post, which requires re-translation in ATE.
If this solution does not resolve your issue or seems irrelevant due to being outdated or not applicable to your specific case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. Additionally, please feel free to open a new support ticket for further assistance at WPML support forum.
