How to do without translation management? How to correct most recent translation?

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Last updated by Otto 4 days, 14 hours ago.

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March 18, 2025 at 3:33 am #16827720
benR-23	Background of the issue: I am trying to use WPML in a simple way for my website, which is a hobby project. I write posts in English, translate them automatically, edit the translations, and then update the original text to repeat the cycle. I am a writer and translator, and I want to understand the constraints of WPML. My website has little or no custom code. Symptoms: I have a queue of translation jobs that is unclear to me. The last time I tried to update the automatic translation of a page into Spanish, the formatting was messed up, and the translation was incomplete. The previous version was okay, but after editing the original text, the automatic translation did not work as expected. Questions: How to do without translation management? How to correct the most recent translation? Is translation management possibly causing this problem? What if I delete the entire queue of translation jobs? Is it possible to turn translation management off?
March 19, 2025 at 4:29 pm #16836529
Otto Supporter Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires (GMT-03:00)	Hello, Translation Management is part of WPML Core and can't be disabled. But you can avoid using it. You can cancel all current translation jobs and translate directly in the posts/pages edit screens. You can translate following this flow: https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/using-plus-icons-to-translate-content/ As you have the Multilingual CMS license you can use the Advanced Translation Editor: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/advanced-translation-editor/ which will allow you to translate automatically. Although you won't be using the Translation Management feature I do not recommend downgrading your license to Blog, because you won't be able to translate strings from your theme or other plugins. And you won't have automatic translations. Best Regards, Otto