Elementor - Image Widget: Translated Images Display the Original ALT Text

Overview of the issue

When using Elementor’s Image Widget, the translated version of a page may still reference the original language’s image, leading to incorrect ALT text being displayed in the secondary language.

Workaround

Please, make sure of having a full site backup of your site before proceeding.

• Open your theme’s functions.php file.
• Add the following snippet:

  // WPML: Find translatable IDs in Elementor Widgets
  add_filter( 'elementor/frontend/before_render', 'wpml_compsupp_find_translatable_post_ids_in_settings' );
  
  function wpml_compsupp_find_translatable_post_ids_in_settings( $element ) {
  
      $widget_name = $element->get_name();
      $settings    = $element->get_settings();
  
      // Recursively translate post IDs in settings array
      $translated_settings = wpml_compsupp_find_translatable_post_ids_in_array( $settings, $widget_name );
  
      $element->set_settings( $translated_settings );
  }
  
  function wpml_compsupp_find_translatable_post_ids_in_array( $settings, $widget_name, $path = [] ) {
  
      $apply_translations = true; // if set to false, translated IDs are not applied to the content
  
      foreach ( $settings as $key => &$value ) {
          // Translate IDs and handle nested settings
          $currentPath = array_merge($path, [$key]);
  
          if ( is_array( $value ) || is_object( $value ) ) {
              // If the value is an array or object, run the function recursively
              $value = wpml_compsupp_find_translatable_post_ids_in_array((array)$value, $widget_name, $currentPath);
          } elseif ( is_numeric( $value ) && $value != 0 ) {
              // Translate post ID if it is numeric and a valid post type exists
              $post_type   = get_post_type( $value );
              $post_status = get_post_status( $value );
  
              if ( $post_type && $post_status == 'publish' ) {
                  $translated_value = apply_filters( 'wpml_object_id', $value, $post_type, true );
  
                  if ($apply_translations === true ) {
                      $value = $translated_value;
                  }
              }
          }
      }
  
      return $settings;
  }