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Problem:
The client was experiencing an issue where translations in the joined segments were being deleted after editing the original content.

Solution:
We explained that if the client translates sentences before joining them, the translations should remain intact in the Advanced Translation Editor when editing the original sentences. However, if the client joins sentences and then translates them into fewer sentences, the translation may be lost because the translation memory cannot recognize the translation of each individual sentence. For instance, if the client has three sentences and translates them before joining, the translation will not be lost upon editing the original sentences. But if the client translates three sentences into one, the translation will be lost. We recommended reading more about this issue in our documentation: https://wpml.org/faq/why-arent-my-translations-showing/#why-does-my-translation-disappear-from-the-advanced-translation-editor-when-i-update-my-default-content.

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Last updated by Long Nguyen 1 year, 1 month ago.

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February 14, 2024 at 10:14 pm #15304515

boB-6

I am trying to: edit original content

Link to a page where the issue can be seen: all

I expected to see: the translated Joined Segments untouched

Instead, I got: The translations in the joined segments are deleted.

February 15, 2024 at 7:03 am #15305092

Long Nguyen
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Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (GMT+07:00)

Hi Bo,

Thank you for contacting WPML support, I'd be happy to help you with this issue.

I recheck this issue on my demo site and see that:
- If you translate sentences before joining them, that means you have the corresponding translation of sentences, the translation in Advanced Translation Editor won't be lost if you edit the original sentences.
- If you join sentences and translate them into one or fewer sentences, the translation will be lost because translation memory cannot recognize the translation of each sentence.

For example: if you have 3 sentences and translate them before joining, the translation won't be lost if you edit the original sentences. But if you translate 3 sentences into one, the translation will be lost. Please read more about this issue in the documentation https://wpml.org/faq/why-arent-my-translations-showing/#why-does-my-translation-disappear-from-the-advanced-translation-editor-when-i-update-my-default-content

Look forward to your reply.
Thanks

February 15, 2024 at 5:03 pm #15308654

boB-6

Thanks for the response. The number of sentences match up and I am not editing the default language copy for that field so I am unsure what is going on.

I switched to the Classic Editor and I am not having the same issue