WPML and MLA

Thanks for your question, which is the first I’ve had regarding WPML.

There is an earlier MLA support topic regarding a different multi-lingual plugin, Polylang:

Shortcode doesn’t work on multilingual website?

In that case, a plugin setting allowed the [mla_gallery] shortcode to work properly. I don’t know if there’s a similar setting in WPML.

The current version of MLA is internationalized, but due to an oversight on my part the language files did not make it into the production release. I will rectify that in my next update. I don’t think that will solve your problem, however.

WPML is a premium plugin and I have not purchased a copy. I visited the wpml.org web site and found their “Go-Global Program“. As soon as I have updated MLA to include the language files I will apply to their program and see if I can make MLA “WPML-compatible”.

I will leave this topic unresolved for now and I will post my progress here. Thanks for your question, for your understanding and your patience.

Dear David,
My name is Mercedes and I am from WPML team.
Thank you for applying for our Go global program. We will help you make your theme or plugin Multilingual Ready.
Privacy is very important for us and therefore, before starting the process, I would like to validate that this is really you.
If you confirm I will be glad to approve it.

Kind regards,

Thanks for your prompt response. Yes, I applied for the Go Global program, filling out the application at the wpml.org web site yesterday. I am looking forward to working with your.

@ptasker –

Thanks for your patience while I pursue the task of adding WPML compatibility to MLA. I have been accepted in the Go Global program and have been able to set up a test system to make the enhancements MLA requires to work with WPML. I will keep you posted on my progress.

I am working on MLA compatibility with WPML, and I now have a better understanding of your issue. As I understand it, the attachment_category="cat-title" parameter of your [mla_gallery] shortcode is not working because the translated pages are looking for language-specific terms.

If you would like to help me test MLA/WPML compatibility I can send you a “wpml-congif.xml” file you can add to the root directory of the media-library-assistant plugin. That may allow you to extend the Att. Category and Att. Tag taxonomies to the other languages you support. If you’d like to test the improvements, please send me a note with your e-mail address and I will give you a copy by return e-mail. You can use the Contact Us page at our web site:

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Thanks for your help and your patience.

I have released MLA version 1.82, which contains some improvements in WPML support and compatibility. I am still working with the WPML development team on a few issues, such as the language-specific “views” in the upper-left corner of the Media/Assistant submenu table.

I hope the new version will improve your WPML/MLA experience. I am leaving this topic unresolved for now, and I welcome any additional information you can provide to help me finish this task.

Thanks for the work on this David. I will take a look and let you know.

Thanks,

Peter

Peter,

I have completed and released the MLA modifications required to fix the language-specific “views” in the upper-left corner of the Media/Assistant submenu table.

This fix depends on some modifications to the WPML Media plugin. I have worked with the WPML development team to complete and test those changes, which will be included in a future WPML Media release.

I will update (and hopefully resolve) this topic when the WPML Media changes are released. If there are any other issues you have with MLA and WPML compatibility, please let me know.

Thanks for your patience and your interest in the Media Library Assistant.

I have just updated to WPML Media version 3.1.7, and it looks like the modifications required to fully support MLA have been included in that release.

I am marking this topic resolved, but please update it if you have any issues with or questions about WPML support with the latest combination of MLA and WPML Media.

Thanks for your patience during this extended journey, and for your interest in the plugin.