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Problem:
The client is trying to translate their website into multiple languages but is encountering issues with ACF fields not being copied correctly. This results in some pages and code not functioning properly, and the client has to manually copy and create new fields for each language.

Solution:
1. Navigate to WPML → Settings and scroll down to the Post Types Translation section.
2. Find the Field Groups post type and set it to 'Not translatable'.
3. Go to ACF and follow the steps provided in the WPML documentation to translate the ACF fields for the same fields across different languages. You can find the guide here: Translating ACF sites with WPML.

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Last updated by Bobby 1 year ago.

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April 11, 2024 at 3:13 pm #15509985

gerbenv-8

I am trying to:
Translate the website to multiple languages. All goes correct, only the ACF fields are not getting copied correctly this causes some pages and code not to work. I need to manually copy and create new fields for each language to make everything work. Is there a solution to fix this?

Link to a page where the issue can be seen:
Everywhere.

I expected to see:
Every field copied as the options say it should

Instead, I got:
Empty groups in other languages (some have some fields missing like repeater fields and some have them included).

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April 12, 2024 at 12:44 am #15511134

Bobby
WPML Supporter since 04/2015

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles (GMT-07:00)

Hi there,

Go to WPML → Settings and scroll to the Post Types Translation section.
Look for the Field Groups post type and set it as Not translatable

Once that is done go to ACF and translate the acf fields using the steps shown here for same fields across different languages:
https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/#setting-field-group-translation-option

Let me know your results, please.

April 15, 2024 at 8:20 am #15517682

gerbenv-8

Thanks that did the trick 😉