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Problem:
If you're experiencing issues with changes not appearing on your site after modifying colors, such as the Active Language link not being darker as expected.
Solution:
We recommend using custom CSS to achieve the desired visual changes. For instance, to darken the background color of the current language in the WPML language switcher, you can add the following CSS code:

.wpml-elementor-ls .wpml-ls li.wpml-ls-current-language {   background-color: #848484;}

You can insert this CSS in WPML → Languages → Language switcher options → Additional CSS.

Please note that this solution might be irrelevant if it's outdated or not applicable to your case. 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 the issue persists, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.

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Last updated by olafsO 1 month ago.

Assisted by: Andrey.

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February 17, 2026 at 8:49 am #17828251

olafsO

Also another thing - despite I am modifying colours, changes do not appear on the site. For example - the link to Active Language should be darker.

February 17, 2026 at 9:45 am #17828505

Andrey
WPML Supporter since 06/2013

Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский )

Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+02:00)

Since your language switcher was added in the Elementor template, the changes you make in WPML → Languages will not have any effect. You will need to edit the Elementor template where the language was added and style it from there.

I am attaching the screenshot for you to review.

Screenshot-2026-02-17-at-11-44-58.png
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 pm #17829482

olafsO

Yep. Unfortunately there is no "Active" option, just Normal and Hover, which ain't cool.

Any workarounds?

February 17, 2026 at 4:14 pm #17829820

Andrey
WPML Supporter since 06/2013

Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский )

Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+02:00)

Only using custom CSS. For example:

.wpml-elementor-ls .wpml-ls li.wpml-ls-current-language {
    background-color: #848484;
}

You can add in WPML → Languages → Language switcher options → Additional CSS.

February 19, 2026 at 12:33 pm #17835834

olafsO

all good! thank you!