Background of the issue:
I am trying to use the [wpml_language_switcher] shortcode to build a custom language switcher by passing in a twig template string as described in the shortcode's documentation. Since updating from WPML 4.7.6 to 4.8.1, it is no longer using the template string to generate its output.
The template code is as follows:
<div class="nav-lang col-auto">
<?php echo do_shortcode('[wpml_language_switcher]
<div class="{{ css_classes }} nav-lang-switcher">
<ul>
{% for code, language in languages %}
<li class="{{ language.css_classes }}"><a href="{{ language.url }}" title="{{ language.native_name }}{% if language.native_name != language.display_name %} ({{ language.display_name }}){% endif %}" class="nav-button">{{ language.code }}</a></li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
</div>
[/wpml_language_switcher]');
?>
</div>
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I have also made sure that the "Custom Language Switcher" setting is enabled.
<b>Symptoms: </b>
The expected output was a specific HTML structure for the language switcher, but instead, I got a different HTML structure that does not respect the template string.
<b>Questions: </b>
Why is the
wpml_language_switcher
shortcode not respecting the template string after updating to WPML 4.8.1?
Yes, the expected output is the version with the circle, which was achieved with CSS. The issue is that the shortcode isn't using the template string anymore, thus no longer putting out the specific HTML for the styling.
I've attempted reproducing this on a sandbox environment, but I was not successful, I would like to request temporary access (wp-admin and FTP) to your site to test the issue.
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Thank you,
Bobby
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