WPML plugin issue - Documented fix

[TonyKnibb-MakaraHealth]

I think these docs are incorrect: https://docs.pantheon.io/plugins-known-issues#wpml---the-wordpress-multilingual-plugin

Expected behavior

.mo files are created in the languages/wpml directory

Actual behavior

.mo files are created in a languages/wpml/wpml directory

Steps to reproduce the problem

Following the docs results in the creation of a wpml directoryinside the wpml directory, and an unhappy website.
define( 'WP_LANG_DIR','/files/languages/wpml' );

Suggested Resolution

Looking at the existing directorystructure that the plugin has created, suggests that the correct setting would be:
define( 'WP_LANG_DIR','/files/languages' );

Additional information

Is it also worth noting in the docs that, when connecting using SFTP via the Windows 11 Terminal, you can use ln -s uploads/languages languages to create the necessary symlink, assuming you're in the /code/wp-content directory?

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👋 @TonyKnibb-MakaraHealth
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[rachelwhitton]

The solution for Issue 3 currently suggests that you have to create a symlink AND adjust the WP_LANG_DIR constant. I suspect only one of these is needed, not both

• If you don't adjust the WP_LANG_DIR constant then you can fix via symlink to the uploads dir
• If you don't symlink, you can fix by setting WP_LANG_DIR to $_SERVER['HOME'] .'/files/languages'

Either way, you'd still need to manually create the ./files/languages and ./files/languages/wpml directories on Pantheon via SFTP. Then update translations, and check folder contents - we should see .mo files generated in that path now

You shouldn't have to set WP_TEMP_DIR, that's handled by wp-config-pantheon.php (source)
You shouldn't have to set FS_METHOD to direct, that's already handled by the Pantheon MU plugin (source)

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We should test and validate the above and if true, remove the symlink suggestions and align with the WPML recommendations here

@stevector @jazzsequence do either of you have a WPML license we can use to validate the above?

@TonyKnibb-MakaraHealth if you have interest and time to help us validate the above, please do and let us know your results. We'll work on this issue either way 🙂 Thanks for reporting

[stevector]

I do not