[Resolved] Translate button in templates

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[danielL-13]

Tell us what you are trying to do?

Translate readmore-buttons in content-templates with WMPL (It's the button called "WEITERLESEN" in german - see screenshots)

Is there any documentation that you are following?

I tried everything i found in the forums or in the documentation on this topic, nothing worked.
I managed to translate the buttons with the translation management, but now it shows the translation also in the original language.

What is the link to your site?

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It would be no problem to give you access to the website, since it's in development. Just let me know.

Thanks in advance,
Daniel

[Mateus Getulio]

Hello there,

Thanks for your contact!

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[Mateus Getulio]

Hi Daniel,

Thanks for providing the credentials.

Just to make sure, do we have your authorization to make a copy of the website and migrate it into another server? In order to perform more complex tests without compromising the live production.

Please keep us posted about it. Thank you.

[danielL-13]

Hi Mateus,

i just created hidden link for you.

Login data is the same...

Hope that helps!
Daniel

[Mateus Getulio]

Hello again,

I have double-checked the problem, but so far I haven't been able to find a fix. I asked my colleagues to take a look to see if there's anything I'm missing.

I'll come back here as soon as one of them answers me (which shouldn't take long). Thank you in advance for your patience!

Regards,
Mateus.

[danielL-13]

Hi Mateus,

thanks for the info!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Best regards,
Daniel

[Mateus Getulio]

Hi,

I have escalated this ticket to our 2nd tier of support where our 2nd tier specialists will take a deeper look at this issue and will try to find a solution.

I will get back to you as soon as I get an answer from them.

Best regards,
Mateus

[danielL-13]

Hi Mateus,

thanks for the info!

Best regards,
Daniel

[Mateus Getulio]

Hi Daniel,

Thanks for your patience.

In the cases where we insert an unassigned template into a page, we cannot use WPML Translation Editors to edit and translate the page, you must manually edit the translated page and insert the translation of the content template (and also the ID of the translated post which is being displayed at the shortcode).

We've done that on this page: hidden link, for the first shortcode: hidden link, and it appears to be working okay now. Could you please review it and try the same?

For now we need to use that workaround, but this is something already being addressed with our developers, and we might have a fix for the next versions.

Thanks again for your understanding.

[danielL-13]

Hi Mateo,

thanks for the solution!

When i click translate on the template on the original website

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i get to the translations inside wmpl: hidden link

When i do the same on the duplicate-website

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i can directly translate the template.

Which setting is different? How can i edit the template on the original website?

Thanks,
Daniel

[Mateus Getulio]

Hello Daniel,

Thanks for your reply.

You'll need to translate your Content Template following this method: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/

Which is, basically, to change from 'WPML Translation Editor' to 'WordPress Editor' in the Edit screen of the content template (please check this section in the doc showing screenshots of these steps: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/#how-to-use-manual-translation).

Then you'll be able to directly translate the template. Also, remember that after this, you still need to manually enter the translated homepage and insert the translated content template and post IDs there - and by doing that, you should not use WPML Editor anymore for that particular content (content template and homepage). Otherwise these manual changes will be overwritten and lost.

Please review it out and let us know if you're able to solve it now. Thank you.

[danielL-13]

Hi Mateus,

thanks!

I did that but now the translated template looks like this - see screenshot.

Is there a way to get rid of these messages: "This block was translated via WPML. To edit, please return to WPML's Translation Editor and update there."

Thanks,
Daniel

[Mateus Getulio]

Hi Daniel,

Sorry, I forgot to mention and cover that. Could you please check it again? I have duplicated the German content template to the English version using this WPML function: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/displaying-untranslated-content-on-pages-in-secondary-languages/#how-to-convert-a-translation-into-a-duplicate, then translated the 'read more' text and re-saved the English version as a independent translation (to not be a simple duplicate anymore and cause overwrite issues in the future).

It seems fine now. Please check it again and let us know if you're able to translate the content template.

Thanks,
Mateus.

[danielL-13]

Hi Mateus,

i understand theoretically. But where can i find this "independent translation" ?

Maybe you could guide me through the steps with a bit more detail, since i will need to replicate this process on other templates.

Where can i find the translated english template? Since i would need to insert it's name to the translated home-page as a shortcode.

Thanks again,
Daniel

[Mateus Getulio]

Hello Daniel,

Sure thing, I'll outline the steps more clearly, this time showing two videos as well.

We have accessed the original website again, in order to re-do these steps and make the video:

#1 first part: here we duplicate the German content template to the English version with the 'overwrite' button, and set the content template translation as an independent translation
- Go to Toolset -> Content Template
- Open the English translation of the Home-Single-Concert template
- Use the 'overwrite with DE content' button, and then the 'Translate independently' button: hidden link
- Now, check in the 'General' metabox, the 'NAME' of the content template
- Change it to Home-Single-Concert-EN, for instance (you can use another name you prefer, of course)
- Edit/translate the content template (for instance, we added the 'READ MORE' text), and save it

#2 second part: displaying the 'READ MORE' translation
- Copy the name of the translated English content template
- Go to the homepage frontend and open the first post of the 'Konzert' posts that are being shown there
- Edit both the homepage and the selected Konzert post
- Check the number ID that appears in the Konzert post URL, 839 - this is the ID used in the first shortcode added in the homepage:

[wpv-post-body view_template="home-single-concert" id="839"]

- Still in the Konzert post, please open its English version using the backend switcher at the top bar: hidden link
- Memorizes the ID number that appears in the URL: 922. This is the ID of the translated Konzert post, and the number that we need to insert in the shortcode of the translated homepage
- Now please go back to the homepage Edit screen, and click to use the 'WordPress Editor', as we did previously to the content template
- Update it, and then open the EN translation
- Find the same shortcode, and replace the old info with the new info:

[wpv-post-body view_template="Home-Single-Concert-EN" id="922"]

That is, in a nutshell, view_template receives the name of the translated template, and id receives the ID number that is displayed in the URL of the translated Konzert post. By saving the homepage, the 'READ MORE' text displays correctly now in the English homepage.

Here it goes the video showing the steps in the first part: hidden link, and the other video showing the second part: hidden link

I hope that with these steps and videos you can make the corrections. Please observe that it is only a workaround, and a definitive fix should be available in our next versions.

At last, it is necessary to read and follow our complete guide here: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/, in order to fully understand how the manual translations work and do not commit mistakes. Please check it out when possible.

Kindly keep us posted about your results. Thank you.