Flexible content fields locked in WordPress editor mode

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Last updated by lorenzP 1 month, 3 weeks ago.

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May 15, 2025 at 3:37 pm
lorenzP	Background of the issue: I am trying to manually edit a translation without using the WPML Advanced Translation Editor. I switched to translate this page with the WordPress editor, but in the WordPress editor, all flexible content fields using copy as translation mode are blocked from being edited. I looked at the ACFML source code and found a workaround by commenting line 53 in classes/Post/NativeEditorTranslationHooks.php. Symptoms: In the WordPress editor, all flexible content fields using copy as translation mode are blocked from being edited. WPML adds a lock icon and sets all WYSIWYG fields to readonly for instance. Switching to 'copy once' translation mode removes the lock but introduces issues in the WPML editor. Questions: Is there a way to remove the lock icon if the WordPress editor is used?
May 15, 2025 at 5:11 pm

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May 15, 2025 at 3:37 pm

lorenzP

Background of the issue:
I am trying to manually edit a translation without using the WPML Advanced Translation Editor. I switched to translate this page with the WordPress editor, but in the WordPress editor, all flexible content fields using copy as translation mode are blocked from being edited.

I looked at the ACFML source code and found a workaround by commenting line 53 in classes/Post/NativeEditorTranslationHooks.php.

Symptoms:
In the WordPress editor, all flexible content fields using copy as translation mode are blocked from being edited. WPML adds a lock icon and sets all WYSIWYG fields to readonly for instance. Switching to 'copy once' translation mode removes the lock but introduces issues in the WPML editor.

Questions:
Is there a way to remove the lock icon if the WordPress editor is used?

May 15, 2025 at 5:11 pm