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Last updated by johannesB-16 59 minutes ago.

Assisted by: Lucas Vidal de Andrade.

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April 7, 2025 at 9:49 am #16903234

johannesB-16

Background of the issue:
I want to use automatic translation but not for products. Products should be excluded from automatic translation. I used to have automatic translation (translate everything) active, and products were excluded from that. With the latest version, I'm not sure how to deactivate the automatic translation for products.

Symptoms:
I'm unsure how to deactivate automatic translation for products with the latest version of WPML.

Questions:
How do I deactivate automatic translation for products in the latest version of WPML?

April 7, 2025 at 12:28 pm #16904209

Lucas Vidal de Andrade
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )

Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)

Hey there,

Unfortunately, with the latest update, WPML does not currently support excluding specific content types from automatic translation via settings. However, there is a way to gain more control over what gets translated.

To do this, please go to WPML > Translation Management and disable the “Translate Everything Automatically” option. Once disabled, you can manually select and send only the content you want (e.g., blog posts or real estate listings) for translation. This method gives you full control over what is translated and prevents WPML from translating everything automatically. I know this is not what you asked, but it's what we can offer as of right now.

If you wish, I can create a feature request for that. We recently had another client asking for a similar functionality. Please note that if I create the request, there won't be a fixed deadline on it, as it will be analyzed internally.

Let me know if you need help adjusting these settings.

Best regards,

April 8, 2025 at 5:41 am #16906703

johannesB-16

Hi Lucas and thanks for the reply.

Yes, I'd like to have a feature request created.

And regarding the translation, if I select e.g. pages and posts for translation as described in your method - is this a one time choice or do I have to do this everytime a page is modified?

Thanks in advance.

April 8, 2025 at 5:23 pm #16910497

Lucas Vidal de Andrade
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )

Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)

Hello,

I've escalated your request to the appropriate team.

Answering your question, you must update the translations every time they are changed or created. That means you need to go to WPML > Translation Management and send them to translation.

April 10, 2025 at 9:32 am #16917555

johannesB-16

Hello and thanks for the feedback.
Unfortunately, that's not very convenient for me, what a pity.
I very much hope that in future it will again be possible to exclude individual posts from being overwritten.

Thanks anyway and have a great day.