I’m trying to use the WPML plugin to translate our site, mp.adcreview.com, into simplified Chinese. I would like to use their translation of page content and post content. With page content that has multiple elements, none of the content from the elements are available for translation using their Advanced Translation Editor. The only that can be translated is the page title. Did I miss a setting that allows WPML to translate content on pages?
I found documentation on WPML site (https://wpml.org/documentation/theme-compatibility/create-multilingual-wordpress-websites-using-the-newspaper-theme-and-wpml/) and it looks like I will need to declare the shortcodes used by TD Composer so that it can translate the individual elements. Is there any documentation on what the shortcodes are for the various elements used by TD Composer?
Hi,
You can translate the pages in a different way, as mentioned in the guide
– https://prnt.sc/pzzho4
For example create a page in English – https://prnt.sc/pzzbxb build it with the composer as you want.
Then translate that page like this – https://prnt.sc/pzzcr7 – https://prnt.sc/pzzd8h build it with the composer as you want.
So when the language is changed, for example with a language switcher, the pages will be changed. This would be the recommended method for pages. If you have more questions let me know.
Thank you!
Thank you, Simion. I understand the process of translating the pages but it seems that WPML does not recognize the elements on the page to allow me to translate existing pages in English into Chinese.
Working with WPML’s support team, they believe the issue is that the shortcode used by elements in the TD Composer is not being recognized by WPML and that I will need to add code in the WPML XML Editor in order to make this work. Here are the steps I am being told I need to take: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/page-builders/how-to-register-page-builder-modules-and-theme-options/
Did WPML work before without requiring this additional step in the past? Did this change after the recent update to the Newspaper 10 theme? I only ask because I’m hoping there is a simpler path to resolving this then following steps in their support article.
Hi,
You can translate existing pages only through the method presented above. If you want the same page content (layout) so you won’t have to build the entire translated page from scratch, you can copy the content from the initial language and work with that
– https://prnt.sc/q0gdoc
Please try and use this method, it works fine. This is how it has always been, pages can be translated as mentioned in the guide. If you need help or you have facing problems, let me know.
Thank you!
