Product page 404 in 2nd language

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Problem:
After updating WooCommerce, category pages in French (second language) return a 404 error, although the products themselves work fine.
Solution:
We recommend trying the following workaround, which has helped in similar cases: https://wpml.org/errata/product-category-links-do-not-use-translated-slugs/

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Last updated by Andrey 2 weeks, 3 days ago.

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July 24, 2025 at 7:21 am #17266073
willR-4	Background of the issue: I am trying to resolve an issue where, after updating WooCommerce, every category page in French (second language) returns a 404 error. The products themselves work fine. I tried resaving permalinks. This issue started after updating WooCommerce this morning. Note this also happens on a second site with the same plugins: hidden link. The issue can be seen here: hidden link. Symptoms: After updating WooCommerce, category pages in French return a 404 error, while the products work fine. Questions: Why are the category pages in French returning a 404 error after updating WooCommerce? How can I fix the 404 error on category pages in the second language?
July 24, 2025 at 8:18 am #17266361
Andrey WPML Supporter since 06/2013 Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский ) Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+03:00)	Thank you for contacting WPML support. Our development team is already aware of this issue. In the meantime, please try the following workaround, which has helped in similar cases: https://wpml.org/errata/product-category-links-do-not-use-translated-slugs/ Let us know if this resolves the issue for you.