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Problem:
You have a multilingual website with 7 languages and want to use automatic translation for certain languages and manual translation for others, specifically for blog posts. However, the auto-translate feature tried to translate already translated posts and corrupted the Blog page.
Solution:
If you're experiencing this issue, we recommend you configure your WPML settings to selectively use automatic translation. Here's how you can do it:
1. Navigate to WPML -> Settings -> In the first section, set the configuration to automatically translate only the content you select.
2. Go to WPML -> Translation Management, select the blog posts you wish to automatically translate, and send them for automatic translation.
Save the changes after each step.

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Last updated by Carlos Rojas 6 days, 4 hours ago.

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February 14, 2025 at 11:24 am #16706005

haIr-centerO

Background of the issue:
I have 7 languages on my website and I want to use automatic translation for certain languages and manual translation for others. I only want blog posts to be translated automatically.

Symptoms:
Auto-translate tried to translate already translated posts and corrupted the Blog page.

Questions:
Can I use automatic translation only for certain languages?
How can I ensure only blog posts are translated automatically?
How do I prevent auto-translate from affecting already translated posts?

February 14, 2025 at 12:17 pm #16706213

Carlos Rojas
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Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español )

Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+01:00)

Hello,
Thank you for contacting us

Yes, you can use automatic translation for certain languages and certain post types. To achieve this you must:
- Go to WPML -> Settings -> First section -> Set the configuration to automatically translate the content you select -> Save the changes
- Go to WPML -> Translation Management -> Select the content you desire to automatically translate -> Send them for automatic translation.

Regards,
Carlos

February 14, 2025 at 12:18 pm #16706216

haIr-centerO

thanks

February 14, 2025 at 12:27 pm #16706276

Carlos Rojas
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español )

Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+01:00)

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you need our help in the future with WPML.

Have an excellent day!