Background of the issue:
We have added a Korean version of the site hidden link and the URLs have been translated into Korean which my research suggests is okay and functional.
However, when I copy the page URLs, it comes out like this: hidden link - rather than in Hangeul (Korean), suggesting it is not functional.
Symptoms:
There are also issues with the pages linking through as these are returning 404s
Questions:
Do we need to change the language in the URLs to English for the Korean site to work correctly?
How can we fix the issue of pages returning 404 errors?
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1) The URLs appear like that when copied because they are not Latin characters.
However, the 404 error issues might not be related to the encoded URLs. Please make sure that the translated pages/products are published, not drafts.
2) It's not related to the issue, but according to your Debug.info, the WP memory limit needs to be increased. PHP memory is fine, but WordPress uses 40Mb as default. The minimum requirements for WPML are 128 MB. (Kindly check this page https://wpml.org/home/minimum-requirements/)
You can increase it by adding the following code in your wp-config.php file right before the /* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */ line:
I would need to look closely at your site, so I would need to request temporary access (WP-Admin and FTP) Preferably to a test site where the problem has been replicated.
Your answer will be private, meaning only you and I can access it.
❌ Please backup your database and website ❌
✙ I need your permission to deactivate and reactivate the plugins and themes and change site configurations. This is also why the backup is critical.
✙ I also need your permission to take a local copy of your site to debug the issue without affecting your live site.
