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Issue with homepage slideshow - two-page setup with different languages (WPML)
  • Vote Up0Vote Down fg2001fg2001
    Hi KaptinLin,

    I created a homepage slideshow using two pages, one in English and one in Spanish using WPML. In each page I set up the same slideshow with three slides (same category).

    At the moment, the setup works for both languages only when I select the "3D Flash Image Rotator".

    For the others ("Nivo Slider", "Accordion Slider" and "Anything Slider") it works for the page in English but not for the page in Spanish. The errors (in Spanish page) are different in each case:

    Nivo - does not display the images (empty frame);
    According - does not display the images and the whole frame is out of place;
    Anything slider - does not display the images and looks it is loading forever.

    I went through related support posts and I already upgraded timthumb to the latest version and applied some other files you recently provided (themegenerator.php, piecemaker, etc.).

    I will send you the link and admin access via email since it might be easier to see it directly by changing the slideshow type.

    I will appreciate your help with this.

    Thanks and Regards, Fernando.
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down hudohudo
    Yeah...
    I can confirm this behavior for a very long time now.

    The problems are so many trying to make WPML work fine with any theme - not just striking - that i gave up. I added a subdomain for each language and forgot WPML.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down fg2001fg2001
    Yes, multilingual setups are fiddly to say the least. Having said, the Striking / WPML combination has been pretty good for my setup. This has been the biggest issue so far. Pages, posts and widget translations worked fine after some learning on my part.

    Fernando.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down fg2001fg2001
    Hi KaptinLin,

    I found the issue and it is now working.

    For those doing the same type of translated slide-shows, I explain what I did below.

    (1) In [Slider Items / Categories]. I created a slider category in English and selected to translate it (similar to translation of plain pages). [Important] I believe I needed to do step (2) below at least for one slider item to then see the option to translate the slider category.

    (2) In [Slider Items / Slider Items]. When editing a slider item, there is a check-box in the Multilingual setup section that says "Make Slider Items translatable" and asks whether we want to "translate" or "do nothing" with the "Slider Categories". I selected to make the slider item translatable and to translate Slider Categories. This setting applies automatically to all slider items.

    (3) For each of the slider items in English, I created the translated version i.e. translated the title, attached the featured image and linked to the translated slider category.

    (4) Finally, I associated the homepage in English to the slider category in English and completed the slideshow settings. Then I went to the translated version of the homepage and linked it to the translated category and made the rest of the slideshow settings consistent.

    It now switches between the two languages and works for all slideshow types.

    Please consider the support request resolved.

    Thanks and Regards, Fernando.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down fg2001fg2001
    For completeness,

    In [Striking/Homepage] I also chose the page with the slideshow in English from the "Homepage" drop-down.

    Fernando.
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