[Resolved] I get "Translation in progress - wait before editing" message all the time

Hello,

The reason might be that there is an ongoing translation job.

You can cancel the jobs at WPML > Translation Management > jobs.

Next, on each original content, inside the right sidebar of the WordPress Editor in the section "Language," you will find the translation method for each content.

Make sure to set the translation method to "WordPress Editor" if you are not going to translate the content with the WPML Translation Editor.

A dialog will show up once you switch this setting and allow you to apply the same setting to all similar post types or to all the contents of your site.

Best regards
Andreas

Hi there,

Regarding the ATE error logs, I can see that you have an active ticket open with a colleague so we can focus on the pop up error in this thread.

This is happening because the workflow being used is not the recommended workflow from my understanding.

You have selected to use the WPML Translation Editor, however, instead the WordPress Editor is used to translate manually.

There is most likely an active translation for this page/post that is giving you the error pop up via the WPML Translation Editor. (if you ever clicked on the + and it opened the wpml translation editor for example)

It's safe to dismiss the warning notice and proceed.

This is an expected pop up letting you - the user, know that there are active translations within the trnalsation editor and that if you proceed it will overwrite them.. which technically is fine for your case but if you were working with other translators this notice is needed and useful to avoid potential issues.

You can also select "dont show this warning again" and continue.

Hi Alejandro,

The workflow you shared with me is correct, I was under the impression that after you finish step #2, you switch to use the WordPress Editor and manually edit the page.

See screenshot, please.

If possible, please share a screencast of the steps you take so I can better understand but to also allow me to try and reproduce this behavior.

After saving the icon should not be in a gear icon, if the translation is 100% finished we should be seeing a "pencil" icon --> this is also the reason the pop up shows.

There is a possibility your workflow is not relevant here and another issue is happening but it would be good to start from the top and then dive deeper if we need to.

Also, is this happening with all fields, pages, posts? or specific ones only.

yes, please that would be great!

I have enabled the private field reply.

Is there a specific page where I can reproduce this issue? I understand this is happening randomly but want to make sure I have the correct steps in order to reproduce it.

These are some errors coming from the ATE error log. Are you currently using any firewalls that could prevent external communication with your site?

Also, I can see my colleague suggested testing out with object caching temporarily deactivated. Please try and let me know your results as the 2 issues are connected and object caching can often cause similar behaviors.

2025/03/08 3:57:38 PM	AMS Server Communication	WPML's Advanced Translation Editor responded with an error	0	0	{"errorData":{"responseError":"UUID already exists","website_uuid":"63396132-3334-5439-b062-343164613130"}}
2025/03/08 3:55:48 PM	ATE Server Communication	Unable to authenticate	0	0	{"url":"https:\/\/ate.wpml.org\/api\/wpml\/languages\/check_pairs","requestArgs":{"method":"POST","body":[{"source_language":"en","target_languages":["br"]}]},"status":"auth_error"}
2025/03/08 3:54:37 PM	ATE Server Communication	Unable to authenticate	0	0	{"url":"https:\/\/ate.wpml.org\/api\/wpml\/languages\/check_pairs","requestArgs":{"method":"POST","body":[{"source_language":"en","target_languages":["br"]}]},"status":"auth_error"}