[Resolved] Language switcher disappeared from the menu after update

Hi,

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I visited your site and I can see the issue on your site. Please try to follow the below steps and see if this resolves the issue:

1. Please make sure the Menu Language is enabled from WPML >> Languages > Menu Language Switcher section and correct menu position is selected as you can see in the attached screenshot.

2. If the issue persists, please delete the language switcher from WPML >> Languages > Menu Language Switcher section and add it again and see if this resolves the issue.

3. If the above steps don’t help, please provide temporary access (WP-Admin and FTP Login info) to your site (preferably staging site), so that I can look into your setup and debug the issue.

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Thank you

I went to Porto >> Theme Options >> Header >> Language and enable the language switcher option and now the language switcher shows in the site menu as you can see in the attached screenshot.

Here is a porto doc for more details:
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Please let me know if this resolves the issue or if you need further assistance with this issue.

Thank you

It looks like the theme update has shifted control of the language switcher from WPML settings (under WPML > Languages) to the theme itself. This change means the language switcher settings in WPML may no longer be effective with deprecated header.

To address this and improve site stability, I recommend switching to the new header template method. This will prevent issues now and with future updates.

If you prefer to continue using the deprecated header, you can still display the language switcher flags by adding it manually using HTML element. To do this, follow the below steps:
1. Go to the Appearance >> Customize > Header Builder.
2. Drag and Drop the HTML element after the Main menu as you can see in the attached screenshot.
3. Click on the HTML element and insert the WPML language switcher shortcode:

[wpml_language_selector_widget]

4. Press the Save button and then Publish button.
5. Go to the WPML >> Languages page and enable Custom Language Switcher option.
6. Click on the Customize button and set the settings according to your needs.

I hope in this way you should be able to display the language switcher flags in the menu.

Here is a doc for more details:
https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-switcher-options/adding-language-switchers-using-php-and-shortcodes/

Please let me know if this resolves the issue or if you need further assistance with this issue.

Thank you

I’m able to achieve it on your staging/test site by following the below steps:

1. Disabled the theme switcher from theme options.
2. Went to the Appearance >> Customize > Header Builder: hidden link
3. Drag and Drop the HTML element after the Main menu as you can see in the attached screenshot.
4. Clicked on the HTML element and insert the WPML language switcher shortcode as follows:

[wpml_language_selector_widget]

5. Pressed the Save button and then Publish button.
6. Went to the WPML >> Languages page and enabled the Custom Language Switcher option.
7. Clicked on the Customize button and enabled the WPML flags as you can see in the attached screenshot and pressed the Save button. .

Could you please try to follow the same steps on live site and see if this resolves the issue.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience