# WAIT: Can't translate Shorcodes Elements in WPML Advance Translation Editor **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs\ **Tags:** v2-3-2\ **Created:** [April 22, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/wait-cant-translate-shorcodes-elements-in-wpml-advance-translation-editor/38982 "2026-04-22T10:58:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![knut\_studio](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/user_avatar/forum.bricksbuilder.io/knut_studio/32/17007_2.png) [@knut\_studio](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/u/knut_studio)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/wait-cant-translate-shorcodes-elements-in-wpml-advance-translation-editor/38982/1 "2026-04-22T10:58:28Z")
Hello! I am unable to translate the content of a shortcode element with WPML. This is the original Spanish version: ![snap-2026-04-22-12.54.26](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/uploads/default/original/3X/f/5/f5d7d6ae3bfe12e2a4a1c7e62ca7501e0a8995b7.jpeg) It has a shortcode element with a WS Form shortcode. The problem is that when translating the page to English, in the WPML Editor the shortcode doesn’t appear, so in both languages I can only have the same shortcode, which is the form just in Spanish. ![snap-2026-04-22-12.56.52](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/uploads/default/original/3X/4/3/4352a4572cf356d8a731ced32549bdc262f96007.jpeg) Why isn’t WPML registering the shortcode elements as translatable content? What can I do? Thank you!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![knut\_studio](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/user_avatar/forum.bricksbuilder.io/knut_studio/32/17007_2.png) [@knut\_studio](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/u/knut_studio)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/wait-cant-translate-shorcodes-elements-in-wpml-advance-translation-editor/38982/2 "2026-04-22T11:34:45Z")
Still unable to see the shortcodes from Bricks, but meanwhile this has saved my life: [How to Translate WSforms with WPML in bricks templates](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/how-to-translate-wsforms-with-wpml-in-bricks-templates/37320) ---
**Author:** ![aslotta](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/user_avatar/forum.bricksbuilder.io/aslotta/32/5419_2.png) [@aslotta](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/u/aslotta)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/wait-cant-translate-shorcodes-elements-in-wpml-advance-translation-editor/38982/3 "2026-04-23T07:55:06Z")
Hey @knut_studio, shortcodes and WPML are a bit jerky in general. At least that’s been my experience. However, did you try to search for the form id in the ATE? In my case I searched for “1” (german form ID), found it and could then translate it to “2” (english form ID). ![CleanShot 2026-04-23 at 09.53.42](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/uploads/default/original/3X/9/f/9ffba8cf07c665742e9d30bd6c3e50ccb3a0d2b4.png) Best, André ---
**Author:** ![knut\_studio](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/user_avatar/forum.bricksbuilder.io/knut_studio/32/17007_2.png) [@knut\_studio](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/u/knut_studio)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/wait-cant-translate-shorcodes-elements-in-wpml-advance-translation-editor/38982/4 "2026-04-23T14:22:11Z")
Hey André! Sadly, no, there isn’t any ID in the ATE of my page. It’s weird! 😵‍💫 By the way, I’ve ended up using this plugin and it comes super handy: > [@How to Translate WSforms with WPML in bricks templates](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/how-to-translate-wsforms-with-wpml-in-bricks-templates/37320/2): > > This just saved my life today!! Thank you @Odinn_kslight_smile Best, Isaura ---
**Author:** ![charaf](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/user_avatar/forum.bricksbuilder.io/charaf/32/34412_2.png) [@charaf](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/u/charaf)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/wait-cant-translate-shorcodes-elements-in-wpml-advance-translation-editor/38982/5 "2026-04-28T07:08:30Z")
Hi @knut_studio, As @aslotta had mentioned shortcodes get automatically hidden by WPML’s Advanced Translation Editor, so unfortunately there isn’t much we can do on our end. If I search for the ID it also shows up on my end. Maybe best to ask WPML’s team about this.