PHP - Check if post/page is translated

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March 21, 2025 at 10:00 pm #16846520
paulM-12	Background of the issue: I am doing some custom coding and would like to know if we can use PHP to check if the current page or a current CPT post is translated to its secondary language. Say if I am on the About page, and this page isn't translated, it should display a text message. If a page or a CPT post is translated, it should show a different text message. Symptoms: I've tried looking online, but no luck. Questions: Can I use PHP to check if the current page or CPT post is translated to its secondary language? How can I display a text message based on whether a page or CPT post is translated?
March 21, 2025 at 10:18 pm #16846533
Andrey Supporter Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский ) Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+02:00)	Thank you for contacting WPML support. You can use the filter wpml_element_has_translations to determine if a post type or a taxonomy term has translations available. For more information, please visit: https://wpml.org/wpml-hook/wpml_element_has_translations/. You can also refer to the WPML Hooks Reference here: https://wpml.org/documentation/support/wpml-coding-api/wpml-hooks-reference/. I hope this helps.