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[Waiting for user feedback] FSE Child Theme: Translate Category template

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Last updated by Dražen 3 days, 2 hours ago.

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September 15, 2025 at 12:01 pm #17402041

Karin

Background of the issue:
I am developing a site using an FSE Child Theme and WPML works fine so far. I am trying to translate the Category template of my FSE Child Theme. It is just one word that needs translation, which is 'Weiterlesen' (= Read more).

Symptoms:
I cannot translate the Category template of my FSE Child Theme. On the category page it says "Weiterlesen..." (DE) instead of "Read more...". See screenshot

Questions:
How can I translate the word 'Weiterlesen' in the Category template of my FSE Child Theme?
September 15, 2025 at 12:43 pm #17402291

Karin

Your AI Chatbot made some suggestions (cool!), but I had done these things and looked in these plces already in the past days (and again today). Results:

Suggestion Nr. 2: Templates or Template Part section: Category template not shown
Suggestion Nr. 3: Other texts (Strings) section: 'Weiterlesen' not found
Suggestion Nr. 5 WPML → String Translation: 'Weiterlesen' not found

My bold guess is that the Category template (which is part of the child theme) is not registered somehow...
September 16, 2025 at 6:14 am #17404361

Dražen
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Languages: English (English )

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

Hello,

thanks for contacting us.

Make sure you are following WP guidelines and using Get text method to wrap mention string to be translatable.

- https://wpml.org/documentation/support/how-to-use-gettext/

Once you're done so, scan your theme from WPML > Theme and plugin localization, and then you should be able to translate via WPML > String translation.

Regards,
Drazen
September 22, 2025 at 10:14 am #17421242

Karin

Is that valid for FSE (full site editing)? I do use an individual template on a child theme of the Twenty Twentyfive theme...
September 22, 2025 at 10:47 am #17421329

Dražen
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

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

Hello,

yes, it depends on how this words is being added in default.

If you are adding it inside FSE template WP editor, then you need to translate that template from WPML > Translation Dashboard:

- https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/translating-content-created-using-gutenberg-editor/#translate-templates

If it is being added inside theme PHP files as string, then you need to make sure you follow the suggestion from my last reply and translate that string and then translate also template as mentioned above.

Let me know how it goes.

Regards,
Drazen
September 22, 2025 at 1:36 pm #17422123

Karin

I just had a quick look into the template - it looks like this:

<!-- wp:post-excerpt {"moreText":"Weiterlesen"} /--></div>

How am I supposed to prepare that for WPML?
September 23, 2025 at 6:58 am #17423579

Dražen
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Languages: English (English )

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

Hello,

if that is coming from the default WordPress Gutenberg block, then it should work fine and be translated when translating the template.

If you still have an issue, please share admin access so I can take a look.

Please make sure to create a backup, before doing any actions, just in case.

Regards,
Drazen
September 30, 2025 at 9:26 am #17443405

Karin

Hi Drazen,
(strangely enough I do not get email alerts that the thread is answered, sorry for my late reply)

Thank you for your reply. Yes it is a Gutenberg blog and yes, I agree, usually there is no problem in translating these blocks. BUT: The template in question is NOT registered as a template to be translated. WPML has not "noticed" that the template in question exists.
How can I alert WPML that there are templates existing that it is not aware of? Is there a way to "re-scan" the site to find ALL templates to be translated?

Thank you & regards,
Karin
September 30, 2025 at 9:34 am #17443483

Dražen
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

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

Hello Karin,

if the template exist and is a regular FSE template, then it should be fine and recognized by WPML.

Only that I can think of is, try to create another new one to see if the issue exists, and try with regular parent theme.

If the issue still happens, please share admin access to your website, preferably staging site and I will take a look.

As for email notifications, check your WPML account settings and email address set there.

Regards,
Drazen