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Problem:
After updating the WPML plugin, the client's websites are not functioning properly and continuously loading.
Solution:
We recommend enabling the debug mode to identify the root cause of the issue. Here are the steps to enable debugging:
1. Open the

wp-config.php

file.
2. Locate the line

define('WP_DEBUG', false);

and change it to:

define('WP_DEBUG', true);

3. Add the following lines to ensure errors do not display on the site but are logged:

define('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false);

define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);

This configuration will save the errors to a

debug.log

file in the

/wp-content/

directory. For more detailed instructions on debugging WPML, visit WPML Debugging Documentation.

If this solution does not resolve the issue or seems outdated, please check related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verify the version of the permanent fix, and confirm that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If the problem persists, we highly recommend opening a new support ticket at WPML Support Forum.

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Last updated by Andrey 1 week, 4 days ago.

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August 4, 2025 at 7:03 pm #17294553

shahbazF

Hi Andrey,

Despite fixing the GitHub issue, we are still encountering problems. After updating the plugin, none of our websites are functioning properly; they just keep loading where the plugin has been activated.

So we need to degrade the plugin after checking and testing all.
At : WPML Multilingual CMS v 4.6.13 they are working only.

: We are following : Removing the old folder and keeping the new updated one there on same location inside /plugins

Best regards,
Himani

August 4, 2025 at 7:07 pm #17294559

Andrey
WPML Supporter since 06/2013

Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский )

Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+03:00)

It seems that some fatal error exists.

Can you please activate the debug.log to check what's there at the moment of the error, and upload some screenshots to demonstrate the issue?

You can activate the debug.log this by adding a few lines to the site’s wp-config.php file. With error log enabled, you will see what the actual problem is.

To enable it, open your wp-config.php file and look for define(‘WP_DEBUG’, false);. Change it to:

define('WP_DEBUG', true);

Add

define('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false);

To enable the error logging to a file on the server you need to add yet one more similar line:

define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );

In this case, the errors will be saved to a debug.log log file inside the /wp-content/directory.

https://wpml.org/documentation/support/debugging-wpml/

Let me know what you see after the debug mode has been enabled.