Problem: The client is redesigning a website and wants the English menu to display in its entirety for all languages without manually creating the menu in each language. This is to avoid updating 10+ menus every time a page is added to the English menu. Solution: Currently, WPML does not support automatic duplication of menus across different languages. The client has two options: 1. Manually duplicate the menus by going to Appearance > Menus, clicking on the "+" sign to add menus in secondary languages, and inserting the English links and labels. 2. Implement a custom code solution. The client can try editing the provided code to fit their context or consult with professional contractors for assistance. The code provided earlier should be added to the functions.php file, ensuring a backup is made first due to potential risks:
$locations_to_omit = ['header']; //Append menu locations here. e.g. ['primary', 'footer']<br />add_filter('wp_nav_menu_args', function ($args) use ($locations_to_omit) {<br /> if (isset($args['theme_location']) && in_array($args['theme_location'], $locations_to_omit)) {<br /> $current_lang = apply_filters( 'wpml_current_language', null );<br /> do_action('wpml_switch_language', apply_filters( 'wpml_default_language', null ));<br /> <br /> add_filter('wp_nav_menu', function ($nav_menu) use ($current_lang){<br /> do_action('wpml_switch_language', $current_lang);<br /> return $nav_menu;<br /> }, 99);<br /> }<br /> <br /> return $args;<br />}, 1);
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