Split: Term Slug Translation

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:
You are experiencing an issue with product category slugs in WPML where it automatically appends '-th' to every translated slug, despite having 'Different languages in directories' set up.
Solution:
We cannot disable the automatic '-th' suffix for translated category slugs directly due to limitations with the WordPress API. However, you can manually remove the slug suffix as a workaround. For detailed instructions, please visit https://wpml.org/errata/translated-term-slug-identical-to-the-original-term-slug/.

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Last updated by Christopher Amirian 2 weeks, 1 day ago.

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June 10, 2025 at 11:53 am #17121767
tadsikanS	Hello, I appreciate your help resolving the previous issue. I’m now encountering a new issue with product category slugs in WPML. By default, WPML appends -th to every translated slug. Given that I’ve selected “Different languages in directories” (/en/, /th/), I would prefer the translated slugs to remain identical to the original. Could you please advise how to disable the automatic “-th” suffix for translated category slugs?
June 10, 2025 at 11:55 am #17121768
Christopher Amirian WPML Supporter since 07/2020 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Yerevan (GMT+04:00)	Hi, This ticket is to answer the second question related to the terms translation. WPML cannot leave the slug as is for the translation because WordPress API does not allow WPML to do that. That is why the additional -th is added. But there is a workaround that you can manually later remove the slug suffix. The details are here: https://wpml.org/errata/translated-term-slug-identical-to-the-original-term-slug/ Thanks.