change (translate) de url on elementor social icons

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Problem:
If you're experiencing issues with translating the URL in the Elementor "Social Icon" widget and can't find it in the string translation, you're not alone.
Solution:
First, ensure you have a complete backup of your site. Then, apply the workaround provided in our errata page: Elementor Social Icons Widget Links and Attributes Translation Issues.

After adding the suggested code to your functions.php file, follow these steps to translate the Elementor page:
1. Open the default language page in Edit mode.
2. Make a minor change, like adding a space or a plus sign to the page/post title.
3. Press the “Update” button.
4. Remove the minor change you made.
5. Update the page again.
6. Try opening the translated page in WPML Translation Editor to see if you can now translate the social icons widget URLs.

For more detailed instructions on translating Elementor pages with WPML, please refer to our documentation: Translating Elementor pages with WPML.

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Last updated by Noman 1 year, 3 months ago.

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January 6, 2024 at 3:38 pm #15156823
gregoryB-20	hello, I use de free version of Elementor and like to change the url on a Icon. I used the Elementor "Social Icon" widget. I can't find it in the string translation where other url elements are located. Is there a way to change this kind of url on an icon? thanks, Sonja
January 7, 2024 at 4:44 pm #15157696
Noman Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)	Hi, Thank you for contacting WPML Support. Could you please follow the below steps and let me know how it goes: 1. It seems a known issue that is already reported to our developers and the workaround is also given. Can you please take a complete backup of your site and try the workaround from this errata: https://wpml.org/errata/elementor-social-icons-widget-links-and-attributes-translation-issues/ and see if this resolves your issue. 2. Please note that we recommend translating the Elementor page builder elements using WPML Translation Editor or the default WP Editor but not using WPML >> String Translation page. So, after adding the suggested code in the functions.php file, please follow the below procedure for translating that page: 2.1. Please open the default language page in Edit mode. 2.2. Make a small change, for example, add a space or + sign in your page/post title. 2.3. Update the page by pressing the “Update” button. 2.4. Now, please remove that small change that was made in step #2.2. 2.5. Update the page again. 2.6. Now, please try to open the translated page in WPML Translation Editor and see if you can translate the social icons widget URL’s now. Here is a doc for more details: https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/elementor/#Translating-Elementor-pages-with-WPML Please let me know if this resolves your issue or if you need further assistance with this issue. Thank you