Problem: If you're trying to update the translation for a blog post and after saving and exiting nothing happens, with the translation status showing a cog icon (indicating translation not started) and the article remains unsaved. Solution: First, ensure you have a backup of your website. Then, follow these steps: 1. Navigate to WPML -> Support in your admin dashboard. 2. Click the "troubleshooting" link below the plugin versions list. 3. In the "Clean up" section, perform the following actions:
Clear the cache in WPML
Remove ghost entries from the translation tables
Fix element_type collation
Synchronize local job ids with ATE jobs
Synchronize translators and translation managers with ATE
Set language information
Fix post type assignment for translations
After completing these steps, try to translate the pages again.
If the issue persists and new content posts correctly, it's likely that the database entry for the problematic post is corrupted. In this case, delete the post and its translations and recreate them from scratch.
