ACF - The Link field's text is not showing for translation

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Problem:

[ACF] Link field label is not translatable

Solution:

The problem happens because the Link field is set to "Copy" by default with the "Same fields across languages" translation option. To translate the label of the Links field, you need to set the field to 'Translate'. To achieve this, you need to switch the translation mode of the field group from "Same fields across languages" to "Expert", which is our legacy field group translation option. Please read about the "Expert" option in our guide here.

https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/expert-translation-option/
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Last updated by Itamar 1 year, 8 months ago.

Assisted by: Itamar.

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December 3, 2023 at 5:40 pm
matthewG-24	This field value is copied from the default language and will be kept in sync across languages. I have a link field in ACF that i can edit cause of the message above, i can not find it in string translations i need help
December 3, 2023 at 6:36 pm
December 4, 2023 at 3:57 pm #14988985
Itamar WPML Supporter since 02/2016 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (GMT+03:00)	Hi, I consulted our second-tier supporter about this issue. The problem happens because the Link field is set to "Copy" by default with the "Same fields across languages" translation option. To translate the label of the Links field, you need to set the field to 'Translate'. To achieve this, you need to switch the translation mode of the field group from "Same fields across languages" to "Expert", which is our legacy field group translation option. I could confirm this on the test site. Please see the attached screenshot. Please read about the "Expert" option in our guide here. https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/expert-translation-option/ Regards, Itamar.