Problem: The client was facing an issue where translated posts set to draft were still appearing in the frontend category listing. Despite using WPML's troubleshooting options like 'Synchronize post taxonomies' and 'Fix post type assignment', the draft posts remained visible. Solution: The client discovered that the issue was related to the custom category.php file not filtering out posts based on their draft status and language settings. By debugging the category.php template, it was found that posts in one language were displaying in another language's listing even if they didn't exist in that language on the backend. The client resolved this by setting a filter/condition in the category.php to only display posts in their respective languages.
If you're experiencing a similar issue, we recommend checking your theme's category.php file for proper filtering of post statuses and languages. Additionally, ensure that your WPML plugins are up to date by visiting WPML Downloads.
Please note that this solution might be irrelevant if it's outdated or not applicable to your case.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 issue persists, please open a new support ticket at WPML Support Forum.
Problem: You are developing a site using WPML and have set up two English languages: British English (EN_GB) as the default and North American English (EN_US) as a custom language. You previously had automatic translation working for EN_US, but it has stopped functioning. The 'Edit language' screen indicates that content in this language cannot be automatically translated unless mapped to a language different from the default. Solution: Currently, WPML does not support automatic translation for EN_GB and EN_US. Therefore, you cannot map the same language if it is already set as the site's default language. We recommend not using the same mapping for different languages. Instead, you can create duplicates for EN_US content so that EN_GB content will be displayed on EN_US pages. For more details on duplicating content, please visit this documentation.
If this solution does not apply to your case, or if it seems outdated, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have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.
