kevinL-62

Problem:
You are trying to match posts with multiple languages by uploading CSV files for each language. After importing the English posts as the default language and then importing other languages, the language connections are lost after running WPML > Import and Export > Run Imports. The first import after the default language import is successful, but subsequent imports cause the issue.

Solution:
To ensure that the posts remain linked across different languages after import, follow these steps:
1. Import all your languages first before running the WPML Import tool. This prevents the tool from cleaning up 'import-related' data which includes unique IDs and translation groups.
2. If you need to import languages at different times, re-run your previous imports using WP All Import to update the posts and reassign the unique ID before importing a new language.
3. Alternatively, you can add the following code to your functions.php to prevent the removal of import-related metadata:

add_filter('wpml_import_cleanup_commands', function($commands) {
 return []; 
});

After all languages are imported, you can remove this filter.

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