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Problem:
If you're trying to translate individual pages on your website using WPML and encounter issues where the page refreshes instead of opening the language editor, or if accessing WPML>Translation Management results in a blank page, this might be due to a recent site restoration or migration, or a missing file or database problem.
Solution:
First, check if your site was recently restored or migrated. If so, look for a migration banner similar to this one: Migration Banner. If you didn't see the banner, we recommend restoring the site again and checking for it.
If this is a new WPML installation and there was no recent site restoration or migration, follow these steps:
1. Create a full backup of your site.
2. Activate the WordPress debug mode. You can find instructions here: Debug WordPress.
3. Visit WPML -> Translation Management.
4. Attempt to translate a page.
5. Check the debug.log file in the wp-content folder for fatal errors. If found, share the latest fatal error message in your next comment.

If these steps do not resolve your issue, or if the solution seems outdated or irrelevant to your case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at WPML Known Issues, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If the problem persists, please open a new support ticket.

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Last updated by Carlos Rojas 1 year, 1 month ago.

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January 29, 2025 at 11:42 am #16645986

tomasM-28

Background of the issue:
I am trying to translate individual pages on my website using WPML. When I create a new page and attempt to translate it to another language, the page refreshes instead of opening the language editor. Additionally, I cannot access WPML>Translation Management as it opens a blank page.

Symptoms:
The administration page refreshes without opening the WPML editor for editing the translation. WPML>Translation Management opens a blank page.

Questions:
Why does the page refresh instead of opening the language editor when I try to translate?
Why does WPML>Translation Management open a blank page?

January 30, 2025 at 1:04 pm #16651658

Carlos Rojas
WPML Supporter since 03/2017

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español )

Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+01:00)

Hello,
Thank you for contacting us

If this site was restored or migrated then you must have seen a migration banner like this one: hidden link
If you didn't see the banner, the best approach is to restore the site and look for the banner.

If this is a new WPML installation and the site wasn't restored/migrated, then the most likely cause of this issue is a missing file or a problem in the database. To gather more information you must follow these steps:
- Create a full backup of the site
- Activate the WordPress debug mode as described in this link: https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/debug/debug-wordpress/
- Visit WPML -> Translation Management
- Attempt to translate a page
- Check if the debug.log file located within the wp-content folder contains fatal errors, if so, share the latest fatal error message in your next comment.

Looking forward to your comment.
Regards,
Carlos