{"id":50181,"date":"2025-11-24T14:51:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=article&#038;p=50181"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:53:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:53:31","slug":"translating-custom-post-type-slugs-using-wpml","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/translating-custom-post-type-slugs-using-wpml\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Translate Custom Post Type Slugs Using WPML"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>WPML <\/em>allows you to <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/translating-cpts-listing-items-and-components-with-wpml\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">translate not only the <em>JetEngine<\/em>\u2019s <strong>Custom Post Types <\/strong>(<strong>CPTs<\/strong>)<\/a> but also their slugs. In this guide, we will show how to use <em>WPML <\/em>to<em> <\/em>translate custom post type slugs<em>, <\/em>ensuring that website URLs are fully localized. This process is a part of the broader <em>WPML <\/em>slug translation and <em>WPML <\/em>URL translation functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To start, follow the <strong><em>WordPress Dashboard &gt; WPML &gt; Settings <\/em><\/strong>path.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head to the <strong>Slug translations <\/strong>section to make sure you have checked the <strong>Translate base slugs of custom post types and taxonomies (via WPML -&gt; Taxonomy translation) <\/strong>option to allow the slug translation. This setting enables <em>WPML <\/em>to translate slugs and helps you translate URL structures on multilingual websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to push the \u201c<strong>Save<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/slug-translation-section.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/slug-translation-section-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"slug translation section\" class=\"wp-image-50182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/slug-translation-section-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/slug-translation-section-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/slug-translation-section-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/slug-translation-section-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/slug-translation-section-600x375.webp 600w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/slug-translation-section.webp 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scroll down to the <strong>Post Types Translation<\/strong> section and ensure the required <strong>CPT <\/strong>is set to the \u201cTranslatable\u201d option (this applies to both available \u201cTranslatable\u201d options).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, you can translate slugs by pressing the \u201c<strong>Set different slugs in different languages for {Your CPT Name}<\/strong>.\u201d This step ensures proper behaviour for <em>WPML <\/em>translating links and URL across all languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/post-types-slug-translation.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/post-types-slug-translation-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"post types slug translation\" class=\"wp-image-50183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/post-types-slug-translation-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/post-types-slug-translation-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/post-types-slug-translation-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/post-types-slug-translation-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/post-types-slug-translation-600x375.webp 600w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/post-types-slug-translation.webp 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After these steps, the permalinks should be refreshed. Go to <strong><em>WordPress Dashboard &gt; Settings &gt; Permalinks <\/em><\/strong>and click the \u201c<strong>Save Changes<\/strong>\u201d button to reapply the translated URLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Permalinks and rewrite rules are now flushed, ensuring accurate slug and URL translation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/permalinks-settings.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/permalinks-settings-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"permalinks settings\" class=\"wp-image-50184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/permalinks-settings-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/permalinks-settings-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/permalinks-settings-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/permalinks-settings-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/permalinks-settings-600x375.webp 600w, https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/permalinks-settings.webp 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/jetengine-how-to-make-a-jetengine-built-website-multilingual\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>How to Make a JetEngine-Built Website Multilingual<\/strong><\/a> guide to make your <em>JetEngine<\/em>-built website fully translatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all about the translation process of the <em>JetEngine<\/em>\u2019s <strong>Custom Post Type <\/strong>slugs on WordPress 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