Title: Translating custom post types using Multisite Language Switcher
Last modified: August 25, 2020

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# Translating custom post types using Multisite Language Switcher

 *  Resolved [gilcarey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilcarey/)
 * (@gilcarey)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translating-custom-post-types-using-multisite-language-switcher/)
 * Hi there – I am trying to connect two different posts
 * [https://www.veganarborist.com/blog/article/how-to-avoid-being-led-down-the-green-garden-path/](https://www.veganarborist.com/blog/article/how-to-avoid-being-led-down-the-green-garden-path/)
   
   and [https://www.veganarborist.com/de/blog/artikel/wie-man-es-vermeidet-auf-den-grunen-gartenweg-gefuhrt-zu-werden/](https://www.veganarborist.com/de/blog/artikel/wie-man-es-vermeidet-auf-den-grunen-gartenweg-gefuhrt-zu-werden/)
 * In the english (master site), i have set up an article post type.
    In the german
   site, I have that translated to artikel.
 * I am trying to link the articles from the dashboard but in the english site,in
   the article above, I can not pick the the article from the german site using 
   the Multilanguage Switch but can not as its blank. When I try using the + symbol
   in the articles dashboard I get Invalid post type on a new tab.
 * I am using CPT UI.
    I dont see a place to link these article to artikel.
 * Any help is appreciated.
    thx, -gil-
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   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Dennis Ploetner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realloc/)
 * (@realloc)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translating-custom-post-types-using-multisite-language-switcher/#post-13322481)
 * The problem here is that you don’t have exactly the same CPT that has maybe a
   translated slug. Those are 2 different CPTs without relation to each other.
 * Cheers,
    Dennis
 *  Thread Starter [gilcarey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilcarey/)
 * (@gilcarey)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translating-custom-post-types-using-multisite-language-switcher/#post-13325222)
 * Thank you Dennis – that makes sense. Appreciate the useful response.

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 * Last reply from: [gilcarey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilcarey/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translating-custom-post-types-using-multisite-language-switcher/#post-13325222)
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