WPML

Duplicated ALT Tags in WPML’s Translation Editor

Published 2025-01-23
Status
Open
Reported for
WPML Media Translation 2.7.5
Topic tags
Known issue

Overview of the issue

In the WPML Translation Editor, when translating a post containing images with alt tags, users may notice two alt tag fields appearing for each image. This behavior occurs because WPML distinguishes between:

  1. Media Library alt Tags: The alt tag assigned to an image in the media library.
  2. Per-Post alt Tags: The alt tag assigned to an image specifically in a Gutenberg block within a post.

Both fields are expected to appear in the translation editor since they represent two distinct alt attributes.

Workaround

To avoid confusion, you can disable the “Translate media with all posts” option:


  1. Go to WPML > Settings > Media Translation page.

  2. Disable the Translate media library texts with posts option.

This will prevent the Media Library alt tags from appearing in the translation editor, leaving only the per-post alt tags.

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