Skip Navigation

This is the technical support forum for WPML - the multilingual WordPress plugin.

Everyone can read, but only WPML clients can post here. WPML team is replying on the forum 6 days per week, 22 hours per day.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
- 8:00 – 13:00 9:00 – 13:00 9:00 – 13:00 8:00 – 12:00 8:00 – 12:00 -
- 14:00 – 17:00 14:00 – 18:00 14:00 – 18:00 13:00 – 17:00 13:00 – 17:00 -

Supporter timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+01:00)

Tagged: 

This topic contains 3 replies, has 0 voices.

Last updated by Bruno Kos 4 days, 14 hours ago.

Assisted by: Bruno Kos.

Author Posts
January 20, 2025 at 8:16 pm #16615448

bartD-38

Background of the issue:
I'm using the Astra theme for my website. After a few months, I noticed that multiple fields changed into another language. The button in the header became English on the Dutch default homepage. The HTML1 and HTML2 fields in the footer became Italian. When I changed the HTML fields in the Astra footer builder and published the changes, it replaced my changes again with another language. I disabled all the plugins and also the caching plugin, without success. Can someone help me? Link to a page where the issue can be seen: hidden link

Symptoms:
The button in the header and HTML1+2 fields in the footer keep changing language unexpectedly. When I change the content, changes are overwritten when pushing the Publish button in the Customize section of Astra.

Questions:
Why do the button and HTML fields change language unexpectedly?
How can I prevent changes from being overwritten when publishing?

January 22, 2025 at 7:09 am #16621246

Bruno Kos
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) French (Français )

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

Hi,

Thank you for contacting WPML support!

Can you check this?
https://wpml.org/errata/admin-strings-replaced-by-translations-after-visiting-the-customizer/

Can you try that workaround? As this sounds like this issue.

Regards,
Bruno Kos

January 22, 2025 at 10:57 am #16622341

bartD-38

Hi Bruno

I replaced the contents of line 241 and changed the HTML blocks of the footer back into 'Dutch' in the Astra theme Customize section (footer). After 'Publishing' the changes, I went back to a browser (cache cleaned) and saw none of my changes. The blocks were now in French :(.

I can provide access to the WordPress in order to investigate the issue.

Let me know.
Bart

January 22, 2025 at 12:53 pm #16622998

Bruno Kos
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) French (Français )

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

I marked your next reply as private so that you can safely add credentials.

Also, can you record a video using tool such as hidden link to show me how you do it, so that we can confirm we are on the same page?