Problem: The client is trying to add a language switcher to the login page of their site, but there is no official solution to maintain this customization through WordPress updates. Solution: We recommend using a child theme or creating a custom plugin to add a language switcher to the login page. This approach will prevent your customizations from being overridden by WordPress and WPML updates.
For a child theme: 1. Create a child theme if you don't have one already. You can find detailed instructions on the WordPress Codex. 2. Add the necessary code to integrate the WPML language switcher within your child theme’s
functions.php
file.
For a custom plugin: 1. Create a new PHP file and include the necessary headers to define it as a plugin. 2. Add the code to integrate the WPML language switcher in the plugin file. 3. Activate the plugin from your WordPress dashboard.
If you're not comfortable with coding, consider hiring a WPML contractor from https://wpml.org/contractors/ or a developer to assist you.
Please note that this solution might be irrelevant if it’s outdated or not applicable to your case. 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 this does not resolve your issue, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
