[Resolved] On the sub language website, the link on my homepage does not automatically include the URL for the ...

Hello,

WPML by default supports all widgets that are shipped with Elementor and Elementor Pro.

It looks like the Elementor Widget used in this section is not a default WordPress Widget.

Have you tried to use the text search field on the top right of the Advanced Translation Editor to search for the URL? If you type "http", you should see all the links available on the site.

Every Custom Elementor Widget must have an XML configuration so that it can be translated using the WPML Translation Editor.

It is the theme author's job to create such a configuration in a wpml-config.xml file in the root directory of the theme or plugin.

Guide:
https://wpml.org/documentation/support/language-configuration-files/how-to-register-page-builder-widgets-for-translation/

We also provide the following plugin, which makes creating such a config easier, but we do not recommend using it in a production environment:
https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/wpml-compatibility-test-tools-plugin/

If the author does not provide such a config, you can alternatively create one yourself. This config can be stored under WPML > Settings > Custom XML Configuration.

We can further offer a WPML test site on which we can recreate the issue, and I can assist you with a basic configuration for a couple of widgets, but if there are many affected widgets, it would be better to reach the author of those widgets.

How to solve the issue:

Now, WPML by default usually will not display internal links. I suggest you give it a try to find the links inside the translation editor, but it might be the case that they will not show up.

In such case, we can create or adjust the existing custom XML configuration for the plugin that is responsible for the widget.

For example, if you use the attribute

editor_type="LINK"

WPML should recognize the URL as an internal link.

Example from our docs:

<wpml-config>
    <elementor-widgets>
        <widget name="heading">
            <conditions>
                <condition key="widgetType">heading</condition>
            </conditions>
            <fields>
                <field type="Heading" editor_type="LINE">title</field>
                <field type="Heading: Link URL" editor_type="LINK">link>url</field>
            </fields>
        </widget>
    </elementor-widgets>
</wpml-config>

Best regards
Andreas

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Best regards,
Andreas

Those are actually not any custom widgets. These are standard Elementor Image widgets.

The issue appears to be that you are using relative URLs like:
/product-category/linear-modules/low-profile-embedded-cfl-series/

If you use an absolute URL including the domain, and update the translations, it works.

I already adjusted all the original links yesterday and updated the German translation of this page using the WPML Translation Editor, and this still appears to solve the issue.

You can still see working links here:
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There is no need to run "scan now and adjust links".

Only make sure to use absolute links and update the translations with the WPML Translation Editor. If you see the URLs inside the translation editor, do not change them. If you change them, you will receive different outcomes.

My apologies, indeed, there is an issue on the homepage which relates to the Team widget.

This is a widget from TXDB - Themex Pro Addon For Consalt Theme.

This plugin does not come with a wpml-config.xml file, which means it seems to be using WPML to make its widgets translatable with WPML.

I see at WPML > Settings > Custom XML Configuration already someone added a config for some of the widgets.

For the Team widget, the existing config looks like this:

 <widget name="witr_section_team">
      <fields>
        <field>witr_team_title</field>
        <field>witr_team_subtitle</field>
        <field>witr_team_content</field>      
      </fields>
    </widget>

I have now adjusted this config:

      <widget name="witr_section_team">
      <fields>
        <field>witr_team_title</field>
        <field>witr_team_subtitle</field>
        <field>witr_team_content</field>
        <field editor_type="LINK">witr_team_title_link>url</field>
      </fields>
      <fields-in-item items_of="witr_team_icons">
        <field editor_type="LINK">witr_icons_link>url</field>
      </fields-in-item>
    </widget>

After adapting the config, I edited the Title Link and Social Icon Link of the Team widget on the original homepage, saved the page, and updated the translation. This solved the issue.

Note that it is the responsibility of the author of this Elementor addon to provide a working configuration.

I suggest you inform the author of the theme about this issue:
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If you wish to create extensive configs for these widgets, you can use this plugin:
https://wpml.org/documentation/support/multilingual-tools/registering-custom-elementor-widgets-for-translation/

Side issue:
On your site, some custom fields are set to translateable, which should not be translated.

See WPML > Settings > Custom Field Translation > Show system fields.

Make sure to set those fields only to "Translate" if you need the field values to show up inside the WPML Translation Editor.

Examples:
_elementor_controls_usage
_elementor_data
_elementor_edit_mode
_elementor_page_settings
_elementor_template_type

Those fields were all set to translate, and this can cause unexpected issues. You will need to adapt such translations on the WPML Translation Editor, as you translated these settings automatically, and the translations are saved inside the translation memory. The strings for such settings should have identical values in all languages.

In this example, the problem is inside the original content.

The links on the original page are leading to 404 pages, which is why WPML is not able to create any internal links.

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