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Problem:
The client is experiencing issues with managing sticky posts in different languages using WPML and another plugin to enable sticky post behavior for custom post types. Despite disabling 'Synchronize sticky flag' in WPML, the query still returns translations of sticky posts that are not selected as sticky in the current language.
Solution:
We recommend filtering the sticky post IDs to include only those in the current language before running the query. Here is a step-by-step approach:

$current_lang = apply_filters( 'wpml_current_language', null );<br />$stickies = array_filter(<br />    get_option( 'sticky_posts', [] ),<br />    fn( $id ) => apply_filters( 'wpml_post_language_details', null, $id )['language_code'] === $current_lang<br />);<br /><br />$args = [<br />    'post_type'        => ['post', 'events'],<br />    'post__in'         => $stickies ?: [0],<br />    'suppress_filters' => false,<br />];<br /><br />$query = new WP_Query( $args );<br />

This solution ensures that only sticky posts from the active language are queried, working regardless of fallback settings and without needing to change the post type translation mode.

Please note that this solution might be outdated or not applicable to your specific case. If this does not resolve your issue, 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.