Title: WPML language switcher incompatibility Last modified: March 11, 2019 --- # WPML language switcher incompatibility * Resolved [begoodinweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/begoodinweb/) * (@begoodinweb) * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpml-language-switcher-incompatibility/) * Hello, I have exactly the same issue as in this other topic ([https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wplm-and-canonicals/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wplm-and-canonicals/)), but the WPML version in the latest one. The URL offered by the language switcher gives 2 / and remains on the ES version when you want to go back to the EN URL( it’s ok to the default lnaguage -> FR). [https://www.galvaunion.com/es/ch-poitiers](https://www.galvaunion.com/es/ch-poitiers) * It seems that all the pages ES and EN that are children pages but with a direct URL like domainename.com/pagename have the same issue. * Example, this page [https://www.galvaunion.com/es/mediatheque](https://www.galvaunion.com/es/mediatheque) works fine as it’s a root page. But [https://www.galvaunion.com/es/mediatheque-videos](https://www.galvaunion.com/es/mediatheque-videos) that is a child of mediatheque, doesn’t, such as [https://www.galvaunion.com/es/ch-poitiers](https://www.galvaunion.com/es/ch-poitiers)( sub child page). * Thank you in advance for your help solving this. Regards Chris * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwpml-language-switcher-incompatibility%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) * Plugin Author [Sami Ahmed Siddiqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sasiddiqui/) * (@sasiddiqui) * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpml-language-switcher-incompatibility/#post-11602951) * Hi [@begoodinweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/begoodinweb/) * Sorry for the delay in my response. Are you still facing this issue or is it resolved for you? * I have checked the pages and looks like that there is no issue. I believe you have already resolved this issue either from the WPML support or removing this plugin. Not sure what you have done and would like to know and make it fixed if I can. * Sami * Thread Starter [begoodinweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/begoodinweb/) * (@begoodinweb) * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpml-language-switcher-incompatibility/#post-11602989) * Hello Sami, Thank you for your reply. No there is still the issue. If you go on [https://www.galvaunion.com/en/mediatheque-videos](https://www.galvaunion.com/en/mediatheque-videos) or on [https://www.galvaunion.com/en/sites-galva](https://www.galvaunion.com/en/sites-galva)( 2 examples among a lot of pages) * Going to the French (default language is ok), but going to the ES version is not possible as the URL is replaced by [https://www.galvaunion.com//en/mediatheque-videos](https://www.galvaunion.com//en/mediatheque-videos) with double slash and still the “EN” directory. * Till there is no “patch” on your module or on WPML, i tried to put a redirection of //en/ to /es/ (and also true for //es/ to /en/). But : 1. it’s not a solution and i get errors from google search console and logs 2. this redirection is only working if i’m logged in. So normal visitor can not use it. * I hope you can find a solution. Best regards. Chris * Plugin Author [Sami Ahmed Siddiqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sasiddiqui/) * (@sasiddiqui) * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpml-language-switcher-incompatibility/#post-11603052) * Hi Chris, * Sorry, I misunderstood. As you are given the reference of the Canonical issue so I was checking that rather than a switcher. * I can not check this issue as I don’t have WPML installed on any of the sites. Have you reported this issue to WPML? If yes, then what they replied? * It is strange that it is working fine for `EN` but having issues with `ES`. Not sure why it is doing this. I may patch if it only adding double slash but it is not even applying the correct language slug so that thing may not work. * I recommend you to open the thread for this issue on WPML and let me include in it. * Sami * Thread Starter [begoodinweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/begoodinweb/) * (@begoodinweb) * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpml-language-switcher-incompatibility/#post-11603319) * Hi again, Actually it’s not working neither in EN nor in ES. Both have problems with each other. When there were only 2 languages (FR and EN) there was no issue. * I opened a thread on WPML also ([https://wpml.org/forums/topic/language-switcher-doesnt-give-the-good-url/](https://wpml.org/forums/topic/language-switcher-doesnt-give-the-good-url/)) but for now there is no patch from them as well. And your module is still marked as 100% compatible (but several persons reported the same issue without any solution for now). * It seems that the issue occures because the page URL is exactly the same in the different language, except the language directory /EN/ or /ES/. * FR : [https://www.domain.com/mediatheque-videos](https://www.domain.com/mediatheque-videos) ES : [https://www.domain.com/es/mediatheque-videos](https://www.domain.com/es/mediatheque-videos) EN : [https://www.domain.com/en/mediatheque-videos](https://www.domain.com/en/mediatheque-videos) If i change [https://www.domain.com/en/mediatheque-videos](https://www.domain.com/en/mediatheque-videos) to [https://www.domain.com/en/mediatheque-videos-en](https://www.domain.com/en/mediatheque-videos-en) for example, it seems to work. * Maybe it can help you to understand the problem. 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