Elementor Editor Keeps Using Another Language

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Last updated by Itamar 2 weeks ago.

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November 6, 2025 at 4:22 pm #17554807
nathanR-7	Background of the issue: I'm using WPML to translate a website from English to Japanese. When I'm in the Japanese version, the WordPress admin area remains in English, but the Elementor Editor changes to Japanese. Symptoms: Elementor Editor switches to Japanese even though the admin language setting is unchecked. Questions: How can I prevent Elementor Editor from changing to Japanese when the admin language setting is unchecked?
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 pm #17555279
Itamar WPML Supporter since 02/2016 Languages: English (English ) Hebrew (עברית ) Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (GMT+02:00)	Hi, According to this Elementor guide, it should work. You should get the Elementor editor in the language that is set in your profile. hidden link. I need to check things on a fresh WordPress installation to see if I can replicate this problem. I'll do that and get back to you. I appreciate your patience. Itamar.
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 pm #17557268
nathanR-7	@Itamar Hey, thank you. Exactly, but it's not working on my-end. Weird, right?
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 am #17564714
Itamar WPML Supporter since 02/2016 Languages: English (English ) Hebrew (עברית ) Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (GMT+02:00)	Hi, I was unable to replicate this problem on a fresh WordPress installation. When English is selected on my user's profile page and I create a page in Japanese, I get the Elementor editor in English, not in Japanese. You can check my test site at this link with login included: hidden link As described in Elementor's hidden link">guide on this subject, please ensure you update the translations in Dashboard -> Updates. Please see the attached screenshot. However, if the problem persists on your site, we suspect a theme or another plugin conflict is causing it. If possible, get your site down to a minimum environment, switching to a default WordPress theme like TwentyTwenty-Four and activating only WPML. First, check whether the problem persists when only the theme is changed to TwentyTwenty-Four (for example). If it persists, deactivate all plugins except WPML and its add-ons, and Elementor without any extensions. Then, please check if the problem persists. If it does not continue, start by activating the plugins individually and checking when the issue comes back, then report to me which plugin was the culprit. ** Important! Please make a full site backup (files and DB) before you proceed with those steps * If your site is live, you might want to try those procedures in a staging environment or a snapshot of your site on your local server or another server. *** Regards, Itamar.