Problem: The client has translated all posts and pages but not the media content like alt texts and titles, which were copied but not translated in other languages after enabling the Media Translation option in WPML. The client seeks a method to translate media titles and alt texts in bulk for already published posts without manual effort across multiple languages. Solution: 1. Use the WPML Media Translation plugin to translate media metadata without needing to retranslate entire posts or pages. Enable the option to translate media along with posts in WPML > Settings > Media Translation. 2. Alternatively, group all media into a single temporary post and translate this post using WPML's automatic translation. This method will process the titles and alt texts with the post's content. After translation, the media can be unassigned or the post removed. For detailed guidance on using WPML for media translation, visit WPML Media Translation documentation.
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