Problem: You have a custom 'options' page created with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) and the options are not rendering in other languages when the language is changed. You've set the mode to 'Expert' and chose 'Don't translate' because the contents of the option page don't need to be translated (e.g., phone number). However, when you switch languages, the content is missing. Solution: Currently, the functionality to disable translation for ACF option pages and ensure they render correctly in all languages regardless of the translation settings is not available. This issue has been escalated internally as a feature request. As of now, there are no plans to implement this due to limited demand, but it remains open in our internal tracker for future consideration.
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The client is experiencing issues with ACF field group labels still appearing in WPML > Translation Management despite using the define('ACFML_EXCLUDE_FIELD_GROUP_STRINGS_IN_POST_JOBS', true); setting.
Solution:
The constant *ACFML_EXCLUDE_FIELD_GROUP_STRINGS_IN_POST_JOBS* just prevents new occurrences of ACF Field Groups listing for translation in WPML Translation Management Dashboard.
So we recommend adding the following code to your functions.php file, ensuring you take a full backup before making changes:
/**
* Exclude the ACF field group section on the Translation Management Dashboard.
*
* @see https://onthegosystems.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/acfml-990
*/
add_filter( 'wpml_tm_dashboard_item_sections', function( $sections ) {
/** @var \WPML\UserInterface\Web\Core\Component\Dashboard\Application\ViewModel\ItemSection[] $sections */
return array_filter(
$sections,
function( $section ) {
return $section->getId() !== 'stringPackage/acf-field-group' && $section->getId() !== 'stringPackage/acf-options-page-labels';
}
);
} );
If this solution does not apply to your case, or if it becomes outdated, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If further assistance is needed, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
