Problem: The client is experiencing issues with publishing translations of variable products. The translations are not published automatically and remain as drafts. Instead of seeing the translated variable products, the original language version appears. The client has to manually publish each translation by editing the product and switching languages. Solution: We confirmed that this behavior is the default for WPML and not a bug. WPML does not currently support automatic synchronization of translations for variable products. Each translation must be published manually. We have verified this behavior on a fresh installation with the latest version of WPML and on previous versions as well. If you're experiencing this issue, we recommend manually publishing each translation by editing the product and switching languages.
Please note that this solution might be irrelevant if it's outdated or not applicable to your specific case. 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 the issue persists, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum for further assistance.
