Custom Work

Problem:
The client needs to filter posts in the WPML Translation Dashboard to show only those that are not translated and not duplicated, excluding posts where the translation process has started. Additionally, the client wants to duplicate all published posts of a particular type that do not have any duplicated pages for other languages or where the translation is not started.
Solution:
To filter posts as required:
1. Go to WPML → Translation Dashboard.
2. In the filter options at the top, locate the Translation status dropdown.
3. Select Not translated from the options.
This will display only the posts that are completely untranslated and not duplicated.

To duplicate posts:
1. In the Translation Dashboard, select the Type of post you want to duplicate (e.g., 'Post', 'Page', or a specific Custom Post Type).
2. For the Status filter, choose Published.
3. For the Translation status filter, select Not translated.
4. Select all the posts you wish to duplicate by checking the box next to the Title column header.
5. Scroll down and use the Translate selected content section to duplicate the selected posts.

For automation via a custom script, WPML's Coding API provides hooks such as

apply_filters('wpml_post_duplicates', $post_id)

and

do_action('wpml_make_post_duplicates', $post_id)

to detect and create duplicates programmatically. However, this requires custom development outside the standard support services. More details and examples are available at WPML Coding API documentation.

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