Background of the issue:
I am trying to have links from the service blocks on the homepage link to the correct language pages. The issue can be seen on this page: hidden link. I expected to see the English pages, such as hidden link.
Symptoms:
The links do not link to the English page but to the NL language. Instead of the expected English page, I got: hidden link.
Questions:
Why are the links not directing to the correct language pages?
How can I fix the links to ensure they point to the English pages?
- WPML Translation Editor -> I already checked this before, the link is not there
- Search field? In string translations? Check there, there's some results, but not the ones I'm looking for.
Unfortunately, issue not resolved. Maybe faster if I create a login for you?
I would like to request temporary access (wp-admin and FTP) to your site to take a better look at the issue.
It would be better to a testing site where the issue is replicated.
The information you will enter is private which means only you and I can see and have access to it.
Maybe I'll need to replicate your site locally. For this, I'll need to temporarily install a plugin called “Duplicator” or "WP Staging" on your site.
This will allow me to create a copy of your site and your content.
Once the problem is resolved I will delete the local site.
**IMPORTANT**
- Please make a backup of site files and database before providing us access.
- If you do not see the wp-admin/FTP fields this means your post & website login details will be made PUBLIC. DO NOT post your website details unless you see the required wp-admin/FTP fields.
As far as I can see, the links are added within the Elementor Container element. This should work out of the box.
I noted you have outdated versions of Elementor. Can you please update it and then try this:
1. Open the default language page in Edit mode.
2. Make a small change, such as adding a space or a '+' sign in your page title.
3. Update the page by pressing the “Update” button.
4. Remove the small change made in step 3.
5. Update the page again.
8. Open the translated page in WPML Translation Editor, ensure the translation is 100% complete, and press the complete translation button.
9. If the issue persists, make a backup of your site and press the “Scan now and adjust links” button from the WPML >> Settings page.
I applied your suggestions, but unfortunately, no solution. I noticed that this issues seems to be (no proof yet 🙂 ) caused if I apply a A tag to an Elementor container.
Because the issue seems is on both the home page expertise blocks as well as the expertise blocks on other pages.
So, I tested my assumption et voila, same issue (see screenshot)
hidden link
Now, I tested to insert a non dynamically link to a page, and translated again (see screenshot).
THIS WORKS!
So, there is a bug when you add a dynamic link to an Elementor container. For now, I'll use my solution, since the page slugs won't change probably, but this should off course be fixed by either Elementor or WPML, since it could have a lot of potential impact in some cases.
Could you keep me in the loop if this is fixed permanently? Thanks!
Thanks! I am happy that you found a suitable workaround for now.
I'll escalate the issue. To do so, I am reproducing the issue from scratch. But I can't set a dynamic link. Is it an Elementor PRO feature?
If not, can you help me set it up here? hidden link
On this site, I created a page with two containers: hidden link
as you mentioned, the one with the full URL works properly. I need to set up the other to reproduce the problem. Can you please help me with that so I can escalate the problem to our dev team?
