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Problem:
You are trying to update a translation on your site and encounter an error.
Solution:
1. Navigate to your Dashboard > Pages.
2. Open the edit screen of the original page. Look for a pencil, circle, or gear icon in the sidebar options under the "Languages" section.
3. Make a minor change, such as adding an extra blank space at the end of a sentence or paragraph.
4. Save the changes. You should see a circular arrow beside the links for the second language, indicating that an update is required.
5. Edit the translation again and ensure it is saved up to 100% translated.

If the problem persists, we recommend you ensure your site is backed up and then provide us with the URL, User, and Password of your WordPress dashboard by setting your next reply as private. This will help us further diagnose and resolve the issue.

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Last updated by Christopher Amirian 3 months, 2 weeks ago.

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October 9, 2025 at 10:19 am #17470453

nikolaosN-6

Background of the issue:
I am trying to update a translation on my site hidden link using WPML.

Symptoms:
There was an error in applying translation.

Questions:
How can I resolve the error in applying translation?

October 9, 2025 at 10:43 am #17470723

Christopher Amirian
WPML Supporter since 07/2020

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Yerevan (GMT+04:00)

Hi,

The chat is disconnected for some reason, so I created this ticket to answer back.

Would you please do as follows?

- Go to your Dashboard > Pages.
- Open the edit screen of the original page. You should see a pencil/circle/gear icon in the sidebar options under the "Languages" section.
- Make a small change, for example, add an extra blank space at the end of a sentence/paragraph.
- Save it.
- You should now see that a circular arrow appears beside the 2nd languages links, this means that an update is required.
- Edit the translation again and save it up to 100% translated.

If the problem persists, I'd appreciate it if you could give me the URL/User/Pass of your WordPress dashboard after you make sure that you have a backup of your website.
It is absolutely important that you give us a guarantee that you have a backup so if something happens you will have a point of restore.

Make sure you set the next reply as private.

Also please one more time give us the property in question to link to check.

Thanks.