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Last updated by Andrey 1 day, 16 hours ago.

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July 8, 2025 at 7:38 am #17212201

Laiping

Background of the issue:
Our primary language is Dutch, and we have English set up as a secondary language. I am trying to translate text from Dutch to English using WPML.

Symptoms:
When I make a small change in the Dutch text, WPML prompts that the text needs translation. However, when I edit the English text, the previously translated text is overwritten with the Dutch text, requiring me to re-translate most of it.

Questions:
How can I prevent WPML from overwriting the English translation with the Dutch text when I make changes to the original Dutch content?

July 8, 2025 at 8:42 am #17212486

Andrey
WPML Supporter since 06/2013

Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский )

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

Thank you for contacting WPML support.

It seems you might be editing the page without using the WPML Advanced Translation Editor. In such cases, translated content can be unintentionally overwritten when the original content is updated.

As a workaround, please try adding the following constant to your wp-config.php file:

define( 'WPML_TRANSLATION_AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED', false );

You can find more details here:
https://wpml.org/errata/page-builders-translated-content-is-overwritten-with-the-original-when-updating-the-original-post/

Please back up your database before making any changes.