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Translate media automatically when using Polylang in Wordpress
<?php
if ( !function_exists( 'translate_all_media' ) ) {
function translate_all_media() {
global $polylang;
if(!$polylang) return;
// find languages
$langs = array();
foreach (pll_languages_list() as $lang){
if(pll_default_language() !== $lang){
$langs[] = $lang;
}
}
// find media
$posts = get_posts(array(
'post_type' => 'attachment',
'posts_per_page' => -1,
'lang' => pll_default_language(),
));
$int = 0;
foreach ($posts as $post) {
// itterate over all langs
foreach ($langs as $new_lang) {
// Bails if the translations already exists
if ( ! $polylang->model->post->get_translation( $post->ID, $new_lang ) ) {
$int++;
// creates the translation
$polylang->posts->create_media_translation( $post->ID, $new_lang );
}
}
}
// notify admin
if($int > 0){
echo '<div class="notice notice-success is-dismissible"><p>';
echo 'Translated '.$int.' media';
echo '</p></div>';
}
}
add_action( 'admin_notices', 'translate_all_media' );
}
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paolosax commented Apr 10, 2021

Excellent!
I wonder why the "if(pll_default_language() !== $lang)" con is needed when populate the $langs array beforehand...
I've noticed that loading an image from inside a post in DEFAULT language, it works (i.e.: the media library updates with the loaded attachment post fro all the languages available); but if you load an image from a post of an ALTERNATIVE language (not DEFAULT), the media library doesn't not automatically translate.
However, knowing that, it works like a charm!

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