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Problem:
The client was unable to translate the 'Privacy Policy' text on the Spanish version of their login page, despite multiple attempts using WPML's String Translations. The issue persisted even after translations were applied, and the text reverted to English.
Solution:
We investigated the issue by accessing the site's backend and examining the login page setup. After thorough testing, we implemented a custom solution by adding specific code to the functions.php file of the active theme. This code effectively removed the default 'Privacy Policy' link and replaced it with a new one that could be translated via WPML. Here is the code we used:

// Remove the default privacy policy link
add_action( 'login_footer', function() {
    // Hide the default Privacy Policy link via CSS
    echo '<style>.privacy-policy-page-link { display: none !important; }</style>';
    $original_link = 'https://www.elmundotech.com/privacy-policy/';
    $original_text = 'Privacy Policy';
    // Register strings for translation
    do_action( 'wpml_register_single_string', 'Custom Login', 'Login Privacy Link', $original_link );
    do_action( 'wpml_register_single_string', 'Custom Login', 'Login Privacy Text', $original_text );
    // Apply translation
    $privacy_link = apply_filters( 'wpml_translate_single_string', $original_link, 'Custom Login', 'Login Privacy Link' );
    $link_text = apply_filters( 'wpml_translate_single_string', $original_text, 'Custom Login', 'Login Privacy Text' );
    echo '<div style="text-align:center; margin-top: -30px;">'
        . '<a href="' . esc_url( $privacy_link ) . '">' . esc_html( $link_text ) . '</a>'
        . '</div>';
});

After applying this solution, the 'Privacy Policy' text on the Spanish login page displayed correctly in Spanish. We recommend clearing the browser cache or using an incognito window to see the changes.

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