Translated content being overwritten with original language

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May 22, 2025 at 12:06 pm #17061441
lilyB	Background of the issue: I'm translating content separately using the WordPress editor across my entire website. On multiple pages, when I edit the original language, the translated page content gets overwritten by the original language, as if the pages are synchronized even though the pages are being translated independently. I believe this is a known issue: https://wpml.org/errata/editing-translated-posts-directly-can-result-in-lost-content/ I'm experiencing it across all my websites, regardless of the theme or page builders I'm using. Symptoms: Translated page content gets overwritten by the original language when editing the original language. Questions: Is there a fix in the works for this?
May 22, 2025 at 6:49 pm #17063348
Andrey WPML Supporter since 06/2013 Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский ) Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+03:00)	Thank you for contacting WPML support. Can you please try the workaround from the link below by adding the following constant in your wp-config.php file: define( 'WPML_TRANSLATION_AUTO_UPDATE_ENABLED', false ); https://wpml.org/errata/page-builders-translated-content-is-overwritten-with-the-original-when-updating-the-original-post/ Please back up your database before making any changes.