Advanced Custom Fields - External links are not translatable in “Same fields across languages” mode

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Reported for: Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual 2.2.4

Overview of the issue

When you use Advanced Custom Fields Link or URL fields together with Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual in the “Same fields across languages” translation mode, external links may not appear in the Advanced Translation Editor for translation.

Workaround

Please, make sure of having a full site backup of your site before proceeding.

Open your functions.php file.

Add the following snippet:

add_filter( 'acfml_field_group_mode_field_translation_preference', function( $fieldTranslationPreference, $groupMode, $field ) {
    $fieldType = $field['type'] ?? null;
  
    if ( 'link' === $fieldType ) {
        return 2; // `WPML_TRANSLATE_CUSTOM_FIELD`.
    }
  
    return $fieldTranslationPreference;
}, 10, 3 );

4 Responses to “Advanced Custom Fields - External links are not translatable in “Same fields across languages” mode”

Pieter says:

July 3, 2026 at 11:06 am

I am wondering why this is not added to ACFML and released as a compatible version?

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- Laura says:
  
  July 3, 2026 at 11:24 am
  
  It will be added with the next ACFML version.
  
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  - Pieter says:
    
    July 3, 2026 at 11:29 am
    
    Hi Laura,
    
    Thanks for your swift reply.
    
    Given the fact that this is a known issue since May 27, 2026, can you please give a release date?
    
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    - Nicolas V. says:
      
      July 3, 2026 at 3:05 pm
      
      Hi Pieter,
      
      The new ACFML version will be released together with the new WPML release. I don’t have an exact ETA yet, but we’re aiming for the end of this month.
      
      Reply

Overview of the issue

Workaround

4 Responses to “Advanced Custom Fields - External links are not translatable in “Same fields across languages” mode”

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