Translate custom post type slug rewrite

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:
I'm using this method https://wisdmlabs.com/blog/add-taxonomy-term-custom-post-permalinks-wordpress/ to create a CPT, my custom taxonomy and a rewrite rule to add taxonomy terms to my permalink structure. I'm trying to translate my Custom post type slug using WPML. I have already translated the content of the slug using WPML, but I have got a 404 error.

Solution:
This would require some custom rewrite rules via "add_rewrite_rule".

The client found an alternative workaround using a plugin called "Permalink Manager Lite":
https://wordpress.org/plugins/permalink-manager/

Relevant Documentation:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Rewrite_API/add_rewrite_rule

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This topic contains 13 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by antoineA-4 4 years, 8 months ago.

Assisted by: Radu.

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July 27, 2020 at 4:09 pm #6685035
antoineA-4	Hi, Im' trying to translate my Custom post type slug using WPML. I have already translate the content of the slug using WPML see attached but i have a 404 error. French version (default language) : hidden link English version : hidden link Can you help me. Thanks.
July 28, 2020 at 11:13 am #6691457
Radu	Hey Antoine, Thank you for reaching out to the WPML support! Can you tell me if this is happening if you try to change the slug of a different post type maybe? What if you set with_front to true? Also, can you go to WPML → String translation, search for the slug, and make sure that the translation is set as Translation is complete, please? Last but not least, have you tried to flush the permalinks by going to Settings → Permalinks and just hit the Save Changes button? This is doing the trick most of the time when you get a 404 error. Thanks, Radu
July 28, 2020 at 2:04 pm #6693239
antoineA-4	Hi Radu, Thanks for your return. I still need help because it still doesn't work. I'm using this method to create my CPT, my custom taxonomy and a rewrite rule to add taxonomy term on my permalink structure: hidden link. I have tried to set with_front to true but nothing change and i also save again permalinks but still don't work.
July 29, 2020 at 6:45 am #6697423
Radu	Hey Antoine, Can you try to use a permalink without a taxonomy on it and tell me if you can translate it this way, please? Also, it would be great if you could create the same custom post type and taxonomy here, on a clean website: hidden link You can add the code to the functions.php file of the Twenty Twenty theme. I just want to see if we can replicate this issue on a clean website so I can pass this to my colleagues for a closer look. Thanks, Radu
July 29, 2020 at 11:57 am #6699775
antoineA-4	Hi, • To answer your first questions, if i try to translate the permalink without the taxonomy inside, that's work : EN : hidden link FR : hidden link • I add exactly the same CPT and Taxo on your website with two test : - The first one with just WPML Multilingual CMS activated. And with this solution, the permalink with the taxonomy works well but i can't translate the part before the taxonomy. EN : hidden link FR : hidden link - The second one including WPML String Translation activated to have the capability to translate the first part of the permalink , but that doesn't work : EN : Error 404 : hidden link FR : hidden link Let me know and thanks for your help.
August 3, 2020 at 10:46 am #6725491
antoineA-4	Hello, Any news ? update ? Thanks for your help. Simon.
August 3, 2020 at 11:53 am #6726039
Radu	Hey Simon, Sorry for this delay. I was checking this one right when you wrote to me the last message. I checked this out and I was able to find a similar ticket about this. Can you have a look at my colleague reply right here: https://wpml.org/it/forums/topic/tassonomie-nei-permalink-dei-cpt/page/2/#post-6479215 and tell me if the change he suggested is working for you, please? Also, you can have a look at this too: https://wpml.org/forums/topic/custom-taxonomy-of-term-with-post-name-url-issue/#post-4697057 Thanks, Radu
August 3, 2020 at 12:25 pm #6726167
antoineA-4	Hi Radu, I still need assistance! I tried this two solutions but i still have my problem. Any other solutions ? Thanks.
August 3, 2020 at 1:51 pm #6726745
Radu	Hey Simon, Can you tell me what change have you made, please? I'm asking this because I can see that the URL totally changed: hidden link and it's no longer containing the opensciences/analyses/francais part, it's just analyse (the post type). Thanks, Radu
August 3, 2020 at 1:56 pm #6726799
antoineA-4	I had just trying something but it didn't work. So i just come back like before.
August 4, 2020 at 7:55 am #6731409
Radu	Hey Antoine, I checked this out and look for other tickets about the same topic, but I couldn't find a fix for this. I asked my colleagues to have a look at this in order to see if there's anything I'm missing out. I'll come back here as soon as one of my colleagues is having a look at this (which it shouldn't take long). Thanks, Radu
August 6, 2020 at 8:30 am #6747141
Radu	Hey Simon, I checked this one with my colleagues and they told me that you will need to create the rewrite rules by following the WP codex rules: https://codex.wordpress.org/Rewrite_API/add_rewrite_rule in order to have the taxonomy on the slug work with WPML. Thanks, Radu
August 6, 2020 at 12:09 pm #6749125
antoineA-4	That doesn't work but i found a solution using the plugin : Permalink Manager Lite hidden link Thanks for your help.