The following target languages do not support automatic translations: Chinese (Simplified) To enable...

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Problem:
You are trying to enable automatic translation for Chinese (Simplified) in WPML, but the target language does not support automatic translations.
Solution:
Chinese Simplified should be preconfigured and mapped for automatic translation, except when using Google as the translation engine. For details on supported languages and translation engines, please visit https://ate.wpml.org/mt_langs.

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Last updated by Waqas Bin Hasan 1 month, 3 weeks ago.

Assisted by: Waqas Bin Hasan.

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September 2, 2025 at 2:56 am #17364209
ehaitech-marketing-consultant-	Background of the issue: I was trying to enable automatic translation for Chinese (Simplified) in WPML. Symptoms: The target language, Chinese (Simplified), does not support automatic translations. Questions: How can I enable automatic translation for Chinese (Simplified)? What are the known languages that support automatic translation?
September 2, 2025 at 3:16 am #17364258
ehaitech-marketing-consultant-	stii have problems
September 2, 2025 at 8:04 am #17364716
Waqas Bin Hasan WPML Supporter since 05/2014 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)	Hi, Thank you for contacting the support. Chinese simplified should be preconfigured and mapped for automatic translation, except when using Google as translation engine (please see hidden link for details). However, to understand your setup, may I ask for the debug information of your website for an overview of your setup? See https://wpml.org/faq/provide-debug-information-faster-support/ for more information. I've enabled the debug information section for your next reply. Additionally you can also take a look at https://wpml.org/faq/checklist-before-opening-a-ticket-in-wpml-support/ and cross-check for a few initial fixes. See https://wpml.org/purchase/support-policy/privacy-and-security-when-providing-debug-information-for-support/ for details on privacy and security. Regards.
September 2, 2025 at 1:59 pm #17366474
ehaitech-marketing-consultant-	Yesterday I can use goggle to translate english into chinese in wpml，but now it can't work.
September 3, 2025 at 8:00 am #17368560
Waqas Bin Hasan WPML Supporter since 05/2014 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)	Thank you for the updates. Can you please share the URL of the content which you used previously to translate automatically to Chinese simplified using Google translation engine? Because as per our records you rarely used Google to translate from English to German (EN to DE), while you have been using a mix of translation engines. However, as I mentioned earlier that as per our list of supported languages vs translation engines (hidden link), Google (as translation engine for WPML) does not support Chinese Simplified and it's been since a long time.