Problem:
The client is experiencing issues with WPML where text breaks randomly, and paragraphs start with the previous paragraph's punctuation. Additionally, there are unwanted tags displaying that cannot be assigned to text in the translation.
Solution:
We observed that the original text is highly formatted, which results in content being broken into different HTML tags such as
,
, and others. This is expected behavior in the Advanced Translation Editor (ATE) when dealing with formatted text. The ATE highlights text with formatting markers to allow the same styling to be applied to translations without editing HTML directly, preventing the risk of breaking the page structure or producing bad HTML.
Learn more about HTML markers in ATE
If the issue persists and does not fit the scenario described, we recommend checking other text that may be breaking. If there is no such case, please provide further details.
Regarding the removal of unwanted HTML markers, currently, there is no option to do this directly in the ATE. This has been filed as a feature request. As a temporary solution, you can save the translation with the HTML marker in ATE and then manually edit the translated page to remove the link.
Guide to manually editing translations
Discussion on removing HTML markers
Please be aware that mixing translation editing between ATE and manual editing in the WordPress editor has some implications and should be approached with caution. For more details, see:
If the solution provided here is not relevant to your case, either because it's outdated or not applicable, we highly recommend checking the related known issues, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If you still need assistance, please open a new support ticket.
