This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem: The client was experiencing issues with the hover effect not working as expected for a language menu in Elementor. Despite setting the standard color to black and the hover and active color to red, the hover effect was not applying correctly. Solution: We recommended the following steps: 1. Add the necessary CSS in WPML -> Languages -> Language Switcher Options -> Additional CSS. The specific CSS to use is:
header ul li.wpml-ls-current-language a span.wpml-ls-display, header ul li a span:hover{<br /> color: #e40028;<br />}
2. Ensure to create a full site backup before making changes and update the WPML plugins to the latest version. 3. Increase the WordPress memory limit to at least 128MB by adding the following line to wp-config.php:
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Background of the issue:
I have set up a separate navigation menu just for the languages on my site under development. I am using Elementor to create a header for the entire site, which includes this language menu. I have configured the standard color to be black, and the hover and active color to be red.
Symptoms:
The hover effect for the language menu is not working as expected.
Questions:
How can I add a hover effect to the language menu using Elementor?
Why is the hover effect not working for the language menu?
2.- Please don't forget to create a full site backup and update the WPML plugins to the latest version in Plugins -> Add new -> Commercial tab
3.- Last but not least, increase the WP memory Limit. Minimum requirements are 128Mb: https://wpml.org/home/minimum-requirements/
You can add this to wp-config.php to increase WP memory:`
I have added this CSS:
.wpml-ls-menu-item {
color: #000000;
}
.wpml-ls-current-language {
color: #e40028;
}
But still it is not working.
I would like to have the standard color in black, the active language color in red (#e40028) and the hover color in red as well.
I have also set the memory limit to 256M and updated all plugins.
Any other suggestions?
I am off for the weekend now, would really appreciate your comment until monday!
Thanks a lot! BR Nicola
I want to take a closer look at the site configuration. I have set your next message private so you can securely share the access credentials to the site.
Please don't forget to create a full site backup before sharing the credentials.
Hi Carlos, thank you very much for your reply.
And this is the problem: I can not give you the access to the page as this is a highly secured multisite page of a large european company. I am not allowed to and do not have the rights to do so.
What else could we try?
I understand you can't share the access credentials to the live site but I can't find a solution without accessing the site. Could you create a staging site with a copy of the live site and share the credentials? Or could you create a new WordPress installation with the same theme and language switcher?
I really appreciate your effort. I do have various sites with the exact same setup (Theme, Child Theme and plugins), and this issue never appeared. I will try to get some accesss details with the host and get back to you in January. I can not even set up a staging site of this site as I do not have any SFTP creds. Have a good start into the new year. Thanks a lot again! BR Nicola
happy new year to you!
As the page has a secure login with Microsoft Authenticator, I would need an emailadress from you to add you as administrator to the site to offer you access. Would you pls. be os kind to let me know which email you can use for that, so I can set up the access credentials for you? The problem still exists. Thanks, Nicola
Hi Carlos, perfect, thanks. I will set up the access creds now. Can you pls make this conversation private again, so I can send you the details? Thanks! Nicola
