Problem: You are experiencing an issue where featured images cannot be saved independently per language, despite having all WPML media synchronization settings disabled. You are using WPML with Elementor and wish to have different featured images for English and French versions of the same page. However, the English featured image always overwrites the French one, even after disabling global and per-page media synchronization and attempting to use the WPML Media Translation add-on.
Solution: We recommend adding a custom XML configuration in WPML to ignore the synchronization of the thumbnail IDs. Here are the steps: 1. Navigate to WPML > Settings > Custom XML Config. 2. Add the following code:
3. After adding this code, open any original post and resave it. 4. Then, open the translation and set a different featured image. This should allow the featured images to be saved independently per language.
If this solution does not resolve your issue, or if it seems outdated or irrelevant to your case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix,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 the problem persists, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum for further assistance.
