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Problem:
The client wants to create a custom language switcher using WPML and add two external links represented by flags at the end of the switcher. They are experiencing issues with creating a custom shortcode for Spanish and Swedish languages.
Solution:
We recommend using WPML hooks to achieve this customization. Here are two approaches:
1. Use the icl_ls_languages hook to customize the built-in language switcher. Here's an example code:

function custom_language_switcher_links($languages) {<br />    $languages['external1'] = array(<br />        'url' => 'https://google.com/',<br />        'native_name' => 'International site',<br />        'translated_name' => 'International site',<br />        'country_flag_url' => 'https://cdn.wpml.org/wp-content/uploads/flags/flag-global.svg',<br />        'language_code' => ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE,<br />        'code' => ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE<br />    );<br />    $languages['external2'] = array(<br />        'url' => 'https://yahoo.com/',<br />        'native_name' => 'International site 2',<br />        'translated_name' => 'International site 2',<br />        'country_flag_url' => 'https://cdn.wpml.org/wp-content/uploads/flags/flag-global.svg',<br />        'language_code' => ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE,<br />        'code' => ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE<br />    );<br />    return $languages;<br />}<br />add_filter('icl_ls_languages', 'custom_language_switcher_links');

For more details, visit icl_ls_languages documentation.
2. Alternatively, build a custom language switcher using the wpml_active_languages hook. For more information, visit wpml_active_languages documentation.
Please note, this involves custom coding and is outside the standard scope of our support. If this solution does not resolve your issue or if it becomes irrelevant due to updates or it not fitting your specific case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If further assistance is needed, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.

Problem:
The client is trying to add the Chinese language to a multilingual website created and needs to export all the pages in English to an Excel file for an external translator. After translating, the client is facing issues importing the Chinese version back into the website using WP All Import.

Solution:
Firstly, you can only use the WPML All Import plugin to import translations if the original content was also imported using the plugin. Here is a guide for importing multiple languages with WP All Import and WPML:

• Importing Multiple Languages with WP All Import and WPML

If you choose to continue with WP All Import, you should export the original content from your site and import it again into the same site while overwriting the original content. Ensure that WPML All Import is active during this process. This will create a reference for WPML All Import when importing your translations.
Alternatively, we suggest trying our new WPML Export and Import Plugin for exporting and importing content:

• WPML Export and Import Plugin

If this solution does not seem relevant to your issue, please open a new support ticket with us.