Problem: The client has a multilingual site with English and Dutch languages. They noticed that while the content was translated by WPML, the URLs in the static HTML custom "menu" were not updated to point to the corresponding translated pages. The client wanted to know if there is a setting in WPML that automatically redirects users to the translated version of a page when they are on the Dutch homepage and click a link that has a Dutch translation available.
Solution: We informed the client that static HTML cannot be translated by WPML. Only PHP code that includes proper GetText calls can be translated within WordPress. Therefore, to achieve the desired functionality, the client would need to update the static HTML links manually to point to the correct translated pages. We also provided a guide on how to translate themes created by the client, which can be found here:
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