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Last updated by Lucas Vidal de Andrade 1 week, 3 days ago.

Assisted by: Lucas Vidal de Andrade.

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January 13, 2025 at 12:45 pm #16588351

Mike

ok, I'm having serious issues with WPML now.

I tried adding a menu to the sidebar, and after saving, the language menu switcher from the main, top menu, completely disappeared.

I didn't make any changes to the main menu, I was simply editing the sidebar.

I then went to check the WPML settings, and the website has completely disappeared - totally broken, so I'm guessing this is yet another CPU issue.

This is totally unacceptable, the plugin appears to be completely unstable.

January 13, 2025 at 12:52 pm #16588395

Mike

Just for more info - the settings I had saved for the language switcher in the main menu, were completely missing after I tried editing the website sidebar.

The website became unresponsive, unavailable, and when it was back the settings above were wiped out.

I checked with my host, and no CPU issues were reported this time.

January 13, 2025 at 2:46 pm #16589032

Lucas Vidal de Andrade
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )

Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)

Thank you for sharing the details.

To better investigate that, please tell me the steps you took so I can reproduce the issue. I will re-create a menu language switcher, edit the side-bar in a copy of your website to see what happens.

It seems the access credentials you shared previously are no longer valid. Can you please share access again?

You will find the needed fields for this below the comment area when you log in to leave your next reply. The information you will enter is private which means only you and I can see and have access to it.

I'll need to replicate your site locally. For this, I’ll need to temporarily install a plugin called “Duplicator” or "All in One WP Migration" on your site. This will allow me to create a copy of your site and your content. Once the problem is resolved I will delete the local site.

IMPORTANT

- Please make a backup of site files and database before providing us access.
- If you do not see the wp-admin/FTP fields this means your post & website login details will be made PUBLIC. DO NOT post your website details unless you see the required wp-admin/FTP fields. If you do not, please ask me to enable the private box. The private box looks like this:

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January 16, 2025 at 6:49 pm #16603588

Mike

It's just broken the header again.

Basically whenever I edit the main sidebar, the top menu switcher disappears, and the WPML settings are lost.

January 16, 2025 at 7:22 pm #16603648

Lucas Vidal de Andrade
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )

Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)

Hello, thank you for sharing the results. To better assist you, I'd like to login to your website. Can you please check my last message with the instructions?

I've enabled the private fields again, so you can share the credentials safely.

January 17, 2025 at 9:45 am #16605050

Mike

I'll do this later, I'm trying to get a version of the site ready for the client to view first, but constantly hampered by WPML issues.

My host confirmed there was no CPU issue, so the last WPML issue is a definite bug.

I'm currently trying to translate a Gravity Form, and yet again, your documentation is totally out of date - options listed are completely different in the new version, and I'm totally unable to create a translation.

Worst documentation and most unreliable software I've used.

January 17, 2025 at 6:46 pm #16607977

Lucas Vidal de Andrade
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )

Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)

Hey there,

I understand your frustration, WPML can get complex to use, depending on the client's environment and plugins.

Let me know once you can share the login data, so I can activate the private fields.