[Resolved] Different social media platforms for each language
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Problem: The client wants to set up different social media platforms for different languages using WPML in widgets. The standard WordPress widget does not show the option 'Display on language', which is available with WPResidence theme widgets. Solution: We recommend creating a different widget for each language or using WPML String Translation to replace the URL. For more information, please refer to this guide: Translating Widgets. Additionally, you can install and activate the Classic widgets plugin. After activation, go to Appearance->Widgets, set the default widget to English, and then add it again for each language, setting each widget to a specific language.
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Background of the issue:
I want to use different social media platforms specifically for the Russian language, different from those I use for English in widget. For example, I am working on the site hidden link.
Symptoms:
No specific issue or error message mentioned.
Questions:
How can I set up different social media platforms for different languages using WPML?
Languages: English (English )Spanish (Español )German (Deutsch )
Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)
Hi,
before your ticket is assigned to one of my colleagues, please allow me to walk you through some initial debugging steps. This will help speed up the support process.
Yes, that is possible. You can either create a different widget for each language or use WPML String Translation to replace the URL. For more information, please refer to this guide: Translating Widgets.
I'm having an issue where, after selecting a language from the display options and saving, the change doesn’t take effect. Instead, it defaults to all languages being saved. Could you advise me please?
Thank you for the screenshot! I believe you have to add a title and then it will display.
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I often use the Duplicator plugin for this purpose: http://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/
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Please go to Plugins->Add new-> Classic widgets, install and activate.
Once that is done go back to Appearance->Widgets and you should now be able to set the default widget to English, then add it again for the rest of the language and set each widget to a language.
I have added one for French with the YT link so you can see the setup.
