Problem: When copying a WooCommerce Product and modifying it in the original language, such that the title and permalink change, the permalink in the translation does not update automatically. This creates extra work and can negatively impact SEO. Solution: If you're experiencing this issue, we recommend the following steps: 1. Understand that the WPML option to auto-generate the slug only works when the translation is initially created, not on updates. Therefore, you will need to manually edit the translated product in the WordPress editor to modify the slug. 2. Alternatively, you can delete the copied translation, work on the product in the original language, and when ready, re-translate it. This ensures the auto-generate option works correctly, and the translation memory will help by pulling translations for all unchanged texts. 3. Another solution is to set the slug as "Translatable" instead of "Auto-generated" in our settings. This allows you to update or create the slug directly in our translation editor, though it requires manual intervention for each new product translation.
If this solution does not apply to your case, or if it seems outdated, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have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. Should you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to open a new support ticket at our support forum.
Problem: The client was trying to edit the translation of various WooCommerce products but was redirected to the Dashboard instead of the Translation Editor. This issue was occurring only for some products, and there was no clear pattern to which ones were affected. The client also inquired about disabling the "Pending review" status for automatic translations.
Solution: 1. For the affected products, we advised the client to go to WPML > Translations and complete the review. During the review, the "Edit translation" option can be used to adjust the translation. 2. We also mentioned that it is possible to mark multiple jobs on the Translations page and use the bulk option to accept reviews without revising them individually. 3. To have automatic translations published immediately without review, we guided the client to navigate to WPML > Settings > Automatic Translation and select the "Publish right away without reviewing" option. 4. We addressed the issue of jobs waiting for review in the translation queue by cleaning up the queue and ensuring that the "Translate everything automatically" option was activated. Further, the issue on the site was, that there were still local jobs in progress, which were created while using the translation mode "Translate what you choose". We had to enable this mode again, then got WPML > Translation Management > Jobs and cancel those jobs. If the solution provided here is not relevant to your case, either because it's outdated or not applicable, 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. If you still need assistance, please open a new support ticket at our support forum.
