CSS changes on FR page are not being saved

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Last updated by Andreas W. 1 day, 3 hours ago.

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March 5, 2026 at 1:40 pm #17875200
samD-19	Hello WPML Support, We are experiencing an issue on the French version of a page where it is impossible to save CSS changes. The page where the issue occurs is: hidden link Issue: - On the FR page, I modify the CSS and click save. - After refreshing the page, the CSS returns to its previous state, as if the changes were never saved. This behavior seems to occur only on the French version of the page. Could you please help us investigate what might be causing this and how we can resolve it? Thank you in advance.
March 5, 2026 at 10:11 pm #17876327
Andreas W. WPML Supporter since 12/2018 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)	Hello, Thank you for reaching out! If the French page is a translation, then it would be expected that layout and design are identical in each language. If you want to use different layouts and designs per language, then you need to switch the translation method to "WordPress Editor". Guide: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/ Best regards Andreas
March 6, 2026 at 8:03 am #17876876
samD-19	Hi Andreas, Thanks for reaching out. I’ve tried the steps you suggested, but I’m still unable to apply different CSS to the French page. When I edit the French page in Elementor and change the page CSS, I’m able to make the changes. However, once I save and refresh the page, those changes disappear, so the CSS is still not applied correctly. I’m wondering whether a specific setting might be causing this issue, but I’m not sure which one. If you need backend acces: hidden link You can find the affected page on: hidden link Thanks in advance for your help.
March 6, 2026 at 10:38 pm #17878721
Andreas W. WPML Supporter since 12/2018 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)	Thank you! I was able to confirm this behavior on a sandbox running the latest versions of Elementor PRO and WPML. The CSS is saved in the custom field _elementor_page_settings which WPML by default is only copying once when translating the page for the first time. After that you should be able to save manual edits in Elementor in second languages. It is unclear at this point if WPML is actually continuing to copy the original value over again or if Elementor is not publishing the meta information for the translated content. We will be debugging this issue and then get back to you.