String translations

This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:
If you're experiencing issues with your theme strings not appearing in the Theme and Plugin Localization section of WPML, and the scan seems never to end, follow these steps for a possible solution.
Solution:
1. Navigate to WPML > Theme and Plugin Localization.
2. Look for a list of available themes and plugins, which you can select by clicking on their respective checkboxes.
3. Select your active theme by clicking on its checkbox.
4. Click the button under the list to start the scan of the selected theme.

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Last updated by lukasB-14 1 week ago.

Assisted by: Lucas Vidal de Andrade.

Author	Posts
December 5, 2025 at 9:05 am
lukasB-14	Dear support team, We have add in our theme string I put text-domain in style.css ex-track, but string does not appear in the Theme and plugin localization. When I do scan, it looks like never get end of the scan. Thank you for your help. Kind regards Roman
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 am #17637502
Lucas Vidal de Andrade WPML Supporter since 11/2023 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+01:00)	Hey there, I've scanned only your theme, on WPML > Theme and Plugin localization, and the process was completed in a few seconds. The string is available for translation in WPML > String Translation. When scanning, please make sure to do in small batches, so the process don't get stuck.
December 5, 2025 at 12:26 pm #17638440
lukasB-14	Hello Lucas! Thank you. I can see, it works now. Have a nice day.
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 am #17642944
lukasB-14	Hi again, I need help with this part below. It scans again a whole time. "When scanning, please make sure to do in small batches, so the process don't get stuck." How to do it? I can just select theme and scan this theme. Thank you in advance. Kind regards
December 8, 2025 at 1:41 pm #17644225
Lucas Vidal de Andrade WPML Supporter since 11/2023 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+01:00)	Hello, These are the steps I followed: 1. Go to WPML > Theme and Plugin Localization 2. There, there's a list with available themes and plugins, which can be selected by clicking on the checkbox; 3. I selected the active Theme, clicking on its checkbox; 4. I clicked the button under the list to scan it; I didn't have any issues when doing that. Are these the steps you're following?
December 9, 2025 at 10:26 am #17646767
lukasB-14	Hello, I did these steps, but I does not take a few moments, as I mentioned before. I tried again, it works now. Thank you. Have a good day!
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 am #17646768
lukasB-14	Strings localization works now. Thank you.