ATE and content that does no need translation

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Problem:
The client is using the Advanced Translation Editor (ATE) in WPML and has content that does not require translation. Despite setting the translation priority to 'Not needed' for specific pages, these pages still appear as 'not translated' in the translation management dashboard. The client is seeking ways to automatically exclude such items from translation processes, especially when using the 'Translate Everything Automatically' feature.
Solution:
Currently, WPML does not support the automatic exclusion of items marked as 'Not needed' from the translation process when using the 'Translate Everything Automatically' feature. Our team has reviewed the request to deselect some content from the translation editor, but as of now, this is not a popular request, and there are no plans to implement it in the near future. We recommend manually managing items that do not need translation and not including them in the 'Translate Everything Automatically' setup.

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March 19, 2025 at 2:27 pm #16835802
John-Pierre Cornelissen	Background of the issue: I am using the ATE in WPML and there is some content that does not need to be translated. I want to know how to handle this in different situations. For example, I have a page that does not need translation: hidden link. In the source language, I set the translation priority to 'Not needed'. However, in the translation management dashboard, it still shows as not translated, and I don't see the translation priority. Symptoms: In the translation management dashboard, items with translation priority set to 'Not needed' still appear as not translated. Questions: STOP THIS AI REWRITING TOOL FROM REMOVE THE ORIGINAL QUESTION PLEASE. I ADD LOT'S OF INFORMATION AND DETAILS AND IT ALWAYS GETS STRIPPED OUT, SO I HAVE TO COPY MY WRITING AND PASTE IT BACK IN AFTER SUBMITTING, LIKE SO: ATE and content that does no need translation Hi, I am using the ATE and there is some content that does not need to be translated, and I would like to know how I should deal with that in a few situations. Situation 1 I have this page that does not need to be translates hidden link So in the source language I have set the translation priority to 'Not needed'. But when I go to translation management » translation dashboard, it says it's not translated, I don't see the translation priority. 1.1: is there a way to always and automatically exclude items who's translation priority = 'Not needed'? 1.2: how can pages like this be excluded when I enable "Translate Everything Automatically"? 1.3: is there another way to indicated and exclude specific pages, posts etc from "Translate Everything Automatically"? Situation 2 In the Translation Management Dashboard, there are sections for pages, posts, blocks, layouts, other texts (strings) etc. When I enable "Translate Everything Automatically", it will translated each item in every section. 2.1: is there a way to disable/exclude entire sections from being translated automatically? For example, I never want to translate blocks, layouts and other texts. The 'other texts' section is already set to 'disabled', but I don't see an option to disable/exclude other parts. I would like to use "Translate Everything Automatically", so it will automatically update translations when something has been changed, but I don't want 'everything', I want to exclude certain items from automatic translation. Thanks JP
March 19, 2025 at 4:28 pm #16836527
Lauren WPML Supporter since 10/2015 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)	This issue has been reported as a feature request and if our developers decide to implement this, it will be included in a future release and release notes.
April 2, 2025 at 3:39 pm #16887894
Lauren WPML Supporter since 10/2015 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)	I asked our team to review the request to deselect some content from the translation editor. As of now, this is not a popular request and there are no plans to implement it in the near future. Perhaps later if we continue getting more requests, this feature may be revisited.