Flatsome - Manual Translation Method Overwrites Translations in WPML

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Overview of the issue

When using WPML with the Flatsome theme and translating pages manually (using the native WordPress editor method), any changes made in the default language overwrite the translations. This issue occurs specifically when the UX Builder is used to edit the content.

Workaround

Please, make sure of having a full site backup of your site before proceeding.

Open your theme’s functions.php file.

Add the following snippet:

add_filter( 'wpml_pb_is_editing_translation_with_native_editor', function( $isTranslationWithNativeEditor ) {
    if ( isset( $_POST['action'] ) && 'ux_builder_save' === $_POST['action'] ) {
        return true;
    }

    return $isTranslationWithNativeEditor;
} );

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margaretT 말한다:

3월 7, 2025 at 8:50 오전

We set up English as our first language on the website and Chinese as our second language.

However, when clicking the pencil icon, we will input our manual Chinese translation into its Chinese page.

Do you mean WPML will automatical translation will overwrite our manual Chinese translation?

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- Nicolas V. 말한다:
  
  3월 7, 2025 at 12:14 오후
  
  Hi Margaret,
  
  If you are using Flatsome and manually adding translations via the WordPress editor, any changes made in English (the original language) may overwrite your Chinese translations. This issue has already been reported to the Flatsome team. In the meantime, you can prevent this by adding the provided code to your functions.php file.
  
  However, if you are translating your page using WPML’s Translation Editor, this issue won’t occur. Unless you need different designs for each language, I recommend using the Translation Editor. Note that you don’t have to enable automatic translation, you can translate manually.
  
  I hope this helps!
  
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margaretT 말한다:

3월 11, 2025 at 7:51 오전

Hi Nicolas,

I would like to know if the code you provided for functions.php will be overwritten when we upgrade to a newer version of WordPress.

Also, could you please guide me on how to disable the WPML automatic translation?

Thank you,
Margaret Tse

Thanks,
Margaret Tse

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- Nicolas V. 말한다:
  
  3월 11, 2025 at 2:54 오후
  
  Hi Margaret,
  
  No, any code added to your functions.php file won’t be affected by WordPress or plugin updates. Best practice recommends using a child theme, as it also allows you to update your theme (Flatsome) without any issues.
  
  Regarding translation, you can manually translate your content or work with translators. Please refer to this guide for more details: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/
  
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