Issue with Post Status Updates in WPML Extension Development

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January 12, 2025 at 3:16 pm #16585929
antonT-13	Background of the issue: Hello WPML Support Team, I am developing a plugin extension for WPML to streamline translation creation from a single interface. However, I’ve encountered an issue: when updating post statuses in a loop, everything works fine for the original post, but when I attempt to update a translation (not the original), the translation gets deleted after the second iteration of the loop. Here’s the code I’m using: if ($duplicate_action === 'skip' && $duplicate_action !== "del" && is_object($existing_translation) && !empty($target_lang['id']) && !empty($target_lang['check'])) { if (empty($target_lang['check'])) return; if ($existing_translation->language_code !== $target_lang['leng']) { error_log("Skipped: language mismatch. Expected {$target_lang['leng']}, got {$existing_translation->language_code}"); return; } $updated_post_data = [ 'ID' => $existing_translation->element_id, 'post_status' => $publish_option, ]; $updated_post_id = wp_update_post($updated_post_data); if ($updated_post_id) { $s_language_code = $existing_translation->source_language_code ?? null; $trid = $this->sitepress->get_element_trid(, 'post_post'); if (!empty($trid)) { do_action('wpml_set_element_language_details', [ 'element_id' => $updated_post_id, 'element_type' => 'post_post', 'trid' => $trid, 'language_code' => $target_lang['leng'], 'source_language_code' => $s_language_code, 'check_duplicates' => false, ]); } else { error_log("TRID is missing for element ID: $updated_post_id"); } } return null; } On the first iteration, the translation updates correctly. However, on the next loop iteration, the translation is deleted, and I cannot figure out why this happens. I’ve added error logs for debugging, but they don’t provide a clear explanation. Could you help clarify why the translation might be deleted during updates using wp_update_post and do_action('wpml_set_element_language_details')? Perhaps I am missing an essential step in working with the WPML API. Thank you in advance for your assistance! Symptoms: On the first iteration, the translation updates correctly. However, on the next loop iteration, the translation is deleted. Error logs do not provide a clear explanation. Questions: Why might the translation be deleted during updates using wp_update_post and do_action('wpml_set_element_language_details')? Am I missing an essential step in working with the WPML API?
January 14, 2025 at 8:59 am #16591886
Kor WPML Supporter since 08/2022 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Singapore (GMT+08:00)	Thanks for contacting WPML support. To help speed up the support process, I've enabled a private message for submitting the debug information for this support ticket. Please follow these initial debugging steps: https://wpml.org/faq/provide-debug-information-faster-support/ In short: - Go to "WPML > Support > Debug Information" (link) - Copy the Debug Information from there. - Find the private field I activated and paste that information. Please share with us the WordPress debug.log Access your server via FTP and open wp-config.php (in your WordPress root directory). Insert those lines just before /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ define( 'WP_DEBUG', true ); define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true ); define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false ); Reproduce the issue, then access the debug log here: /wp-content/debug.log and copy and paste the info in your next answer.

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