Problem:
The client was experiencing issues with the WPML plugin on their website. The automatic translation feature was not working, leaving most of the website untranslated. They were unable to initiate the translation process manually or automatically. Additionally, there were problems with menu item translations and missing buttons in the header on translated pages.
Solution:
Firstly, we resolved the issue with the automatic translation not appearing by:
1. Completing the Translation review. Guide to review automatic translations
2. Making a small change in the default page and saving it to trigger an update in the translation.
3. Completing the translation review again.
If the client encounters similar issues on other pages, we recommend following the steps above and checking the guide: Why aren't my translations showing?
For untranslated menu items, we advised manually translating them and provided a guide for translating menus: Translating menus.
To fix the issue with the 'Colors' Menu on the Single Product Page, we regenerated the translation files for the theme.
For links in translated pages that were defaulting to the default language, we suggested checking the translation of the corresponding page or post and using relative URLs.
Regarding the menu synchronization issue, we increased the 'max_input_vars' setting to at least 2500 and the 'max_execution_time' to 600 to successfully complete the process. We provided a guide on how to increase 'max_input_vars': Increasing max_input_vars and a tutorial for increasing 'max_execution_time': Increasing max_execution_time.
For the missing buttons in the header, we instructed the client to add button links through custom fields in the 'Website > Header' section for each language.
If this solution doesn't look relevant, please open a new support ticket at the WPML support forum.
