We are trying to import custom posts type in 3 languages in WPML based WP 5.8 system.
1: default lang EN => loads okay
2: second lang FR => loads okay and switching languages works fine
3: third lang DE => loads okay without noticeable errors but switching languages does not work okay. EN language is shown instead of EN translated in DE
thanks for getting back and taking the time to replicate it.
I have checked the website and I can see an issue happening for both FR and DE, but only when you Import EN language but do not import/update translations.
If you follow steps as in our documentation, import default language then other languages, it works and shows up fine.
Please check the video:
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Let me know if you have other doubts or questions regarding this issue, or I am missing something.
Yes, I checked your issue and then re-run the import, and then it seems to me it works fine. So basically I just re-run again all imports in the correct order.
Can you please check and confirm if the issue is still happening on sandbox / and if this solves the issue on your website?
As for EN inside EN versions, I added it inside content and title for all languages (En,FR,DE) during debugging, so I can see the difference when the import is done.
Please follow my suggestion and confirm the same procedure fixes the issue for you on your website also. So we are sure we are talking and experiencing the same issue/behavior.
Then I will check and confirm the issue happens only for first-run import, and escalate further for a checkup.
Yes we managed to implement the workaround successfully on our website with one exception to your workaround though:
We changed the " Skip ilodge villas if their data in your file has not changed ?" setting from ticked to un-ticked.
So:
1 import of the EN lang (" Skip ilodge villas if their data in your file has not changed ?" un-ticked)
2 import of the FR lang (" Skip ilodge villas if their data in your file has not changed ?" un-ticked)
3 import of the DE lang (" Skip ilodge villas if their data in your file has not changed ?" un-ticked)
(ilodge villas = custom posts type)
We think it is safe to conclude that two (2) passes are currently required to upload multiple language .csv's to create functional multi-language posts when using WP All Import / WPML WP All import add-on to import data.
