Previous / next links load pages in wrong language

[metaeitaly]

Hi there, I have some issue with the following:
1. my site is in foreign language (I’m no more using WPML because your plugin conflict with it!) and works fine except the previous/next links of each kind of view that, once clicked, load previous/next page in english. If reload page it shows correct language.
2. only in “month view”, breadcrumb shows a generic “Events” which is not translated and it’s not the slug that I’ve set (Exhibitions).
3. the icon related to “list view” is still wrong (month icon is shown as default) and I have manually changed the css, but there is an old thred about this where you say it would be fixed with next release, you didn’t: hope to see it in the next one…
Thanks for your suggestions, regards.

[Barry]

Hi metaeitaly,

I’m sorry you are experiencing difficulties.

1. my site is in foreign language (I’m no more using WPML because your plugin conflict with it!) and works fine except the previous/next links of each kind of view that, once clicked, load previous/next page in english. If reload page it shows correct language.

I can definitely see this when I visit the URL you provided – yet not locally. If I configure things to use any number of different languages the pagination links stay consistently in the relevant language: they do not revert to English.

For the avoidance of any doubt, while I see you noted having moved away from WPML are you using any language plugins beyond WordPress’s own native ability to switch language?

[metaeitaly]

Hi Barry,
I use a plugin which connects two pages that are in two different sites:
Multisite Language Switcher version 1.0.4 (https://wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-language-switcher/). I deactivated it and the pagination links work.
Well, another language plugin conflict? I spent one week of extra work and made my client upset, because we moved away from WPML which is the most popular, reliable and solid plugin for multilanguage site (and here you can see how Tribe is very quick in closing thread! https://tri.be/support/forums/topic/event-calendar-pro-break-down-site/).
So I switched to WordPress Multisite configuration (that needs double work!) where “Multisite Language Switcher” is one of the best plugins.
So in 2014 you are selling a product that can only work with one language at once???? This is ridicolous!
I really hope that you will provide me a solution that makes links working properly in a very short time because I really don’t know what else can I do! And client is asking me why pagination links don’t work!!!
Thanks.

[Barry]

Hi metaeitaly,

You and your client are understandably frustrated – and while there isn’t too much we can do right now I would like to address some of the points you raised.

So in 2014 you are selling a product that can only work with one language at once???? This is ridicolous!

I don’t think it is fair to say it is ridiculous, 2014 or not: let’s remember that this is not an easy problem to solve.

WordPress has some decent localization capabilities and our plugins are pretty much 100% compatible with those. We have also gone to great lengths over the years to work with the community in order to build and ship a plethora of language packs with our plugins – I hope that alone tells you that we are serious about supporting the international community.

However, at least currently, the ability to dynamically switch between languages is not something WordPress can do by itself. Consequently, there is not a uniform standard for us to meet that would allow us to achieve compatibility with all the varying multi-language plugins that exist out there.

I would posit this as an alternative viewpoint: setting multi-language plugins aside for the moment, we know that our pagination links (and almost everything our plugin outputs) can be translated and that this all works as expected. That’s the result of our efforts to use WordPress’s localization facilities throughout our codebase.

Given that, why are these plugins, whose job is translation and nothing but translation, failing to translate the string?

I’m not passing the blame, I have zero doubt that they are doing their best and are bound to hit up against various hurdles, but I do want to emphasize that this isn’t only a problem for us to solve.

I really hope that you will provide me a solution that makes links working properly in a very short time because I really don’t know what else can I do! And client is asking me why pagination links don’t work!!!

Have you approached the plugin author about this and have they assessed why they are unable to translate those particular strings?

If there is any feedback they can relay or specific failings in our code that stop them from doing their job then we are absolutely open to investigating changes, so long of course as they don’t compromise our ability to follow the prevailing WordPress standards generally.

In summary, we realize this is a challenging problem and a source of frustration for many users – and welcome any further input from you, The Events Calendar community at large and indeed authors/developers of translation plugins – but right now I’m afraid there simply isn’t a “plug in and play” workaround we can provide.

[Barry]

Hi! It’s been a while so I’m going to go ahead and close this thread. If we can help with anything else, though, please don’t hesitate to create new threads as needed. Thanks!

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