Title: GD + WPML multi language issues
Last modified: August 21, 2023

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# GD + WPML multi language issues

 *  Resolved [knauerbauer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knauerbauer/)
 * (@knauerbauer)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gd-wpml-multi-language-issues/)
 * Hello,
   We are currently evaluating whether GD is a feasible solution for our 
   regional yellow pages project. One of the main challenges is with GD & WPML to
   get multilanguage support implemented. Namely, we have the following two/three
   issues with GD in conjunction with WPML.
    - The page is originally in German and I added English as a second language 
      according to the GD and WPML documentation. This mostly works. However, I 
      noticed that when a user switches to English and creates a new listing, it
      will automatically be added as a German listing. E.g., it shows up for German
      page visitors but not for English visitors. If I try to edit the listing, 
      WPML offers me to translate it into English (which it already should be). 
      My expectation is that when I switch the site to English, that GD/WPML would
      add the listing in the language I am using.
    - Similar to this, English listings do not show up for English users after they
      were translated. (which, Btw, is a terrible UX implementation that the user
      needs to create a duplicate and then translate it instead of offering a language
      switching tab upon the original listing creation). My expectation is that 
      when a user switches to German, they only see German listings, and when switching
      to English, they only see English items. However, in this scenario, they are
      all shown as German listings even after the translation of the individual 
      listings.
    - Finally, when I put together a account page where the user can see their listings,
      it only shows the ones of the currently selected language. My expectation 
      would be that some of the GD widgets could be configured to show all listings
      of the user regardless of the language.
 * I looked into the database to figure out how the listings are discerned with 
   regard to their language, but it seems GD itself does not hold any kind of language
   column. As such, I am trying to figure out if the above observations are an expected
   behavior, a potential bug or just a misconfiguration on my end.
 * Since we are spending more time trying to GD to work then we prefer, (mainly 
   due to the shipped GD widgets being very inflexible and terrible to customize),
   this is now a blocker that will potentially force us to look for an alternative
   solution. Therefore, I would appreciate any kind of suggestions about what could
   be the issue here.
 * Thank you.

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 *  [alexrollin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexrollin/)
 * (@alexrollin)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gd-wpml-multi-language-issues/#post-16992069)
 * Hello,
 * Having set this up many times I can sympathize with your experience and apologize
   for any blocks you are experiencing.
 * Yes, the user can select the language to add the listing in.
 * To make this possible the add listing page itself must be translated.
 * Then you must provide links so that the user can reach the correct page based
   on their language choice.
 * We primarily provide support through our ticketing system.
 * If you need further help please open a support ticket here: [https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/](https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/)

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 * Last activity: [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gd-wpml-multi-language-issues/#post-16992069)
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