Problem: You are experiencing issues translating specific content on your WordPress site using WPML, including Footer Text, Contact - Location Map, and Career Section. These texts do not appear in the String Translation or other WPML settings for translation. Solution:
- For translating footer/admin text, please follow the below steps:
1. Go to WPML >> String Translation page.
2. Scroll down and click on the Translate texts in admin screens » link at the bottom of the page.
3. Search for the required string.
4. Select the string.
5. Click on the Add to String Translation button.
6. Then click on the "« Return to String Translation" link.
7. Add the translation from WPML >> String Translation page.
- To translate hardcoded strings such as 'Location Map', follow these steps: 1. Wrap the strings in the gettext
__()
function. For example, replace
'Location Map'
with
__('Location Map', 'themedomain')
in the wp-content/plugins/lifest-elementor/widgets/contact-page/contact-page-form-widget.php file. 2. Scan the Lifest Elementor plugin from WPML >> Theme and plugins localization page. 3. Go to the WPML >> String Translation page, search for the string, and add the translation. For more details on wrapping texts in gettext calls, visit Translating the Theme You Created. If this solution does not resolve your issue or if it seems outdated or irrelevant to your case, we recommend opening a new support ticket. Also, check related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verify the version of the permanent fix, and confirm that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. For further assistance, please visit our support forum.
Problem: The client is developing a site and is unable to translate the Home, Services, and Contact pages using WPML, specifically the Services module in WordPress. Solution: We recommend the following steps to make the Home, Contact, and Services page custom Elementor elements compatible with the WPML Translation Editor: 1. Add the following XML configuration to the WPML >> Settings > Custom XML Configuration page:
2. Open the default language page in Edit mode, make a small change in the page title, press the update button to reload the translation, then remove the small change and press the Update button again. 3. Click on the secondary language icon to open up the page in WPML Translation Editor and verify if the content appears for translation. 4. For the Services page missing images issue, go to WPML >> Settings > Custom Fields translation section, click on the “Show System fields” link, set “_cmb_service_description” field to Translate, _cmb_service_icon_image, and _cmb_service_image_01 to Copy, and press the save button. Re-save the default language Services posts.
If this solution does not resolve your issue or if it seems outdated, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If the issue persists, please feel free to open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
Problem: You need to locate and translate all the Chinese content on your website but are unable to find the wording or options to translate specific content. Solution: We recommend trying two methods to locate and translate the Chinese content: Method 1: Navigate to WPML > String Translation. At the bottom of the page, you will find a checkbox labeled "Look for strings while pages are rendered". Enable this option, visit the front end of a page where the Chinese text appears, then return to WPML > String Translation to search for the string. Method 2: If the strings are not found in WPML > String Translation, they might be categorized as admin text strings. You can learn more about this process here: https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/string-translation/finding-strings-that-dont-appear-on-the-string-translation-page/
If these steps do not resolve your issue, or if the solution becomes outdated, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If necessary, please open a new support ticket for further assistance.
