[Resolved] Apply a change in the translation setting of existing ACF field

Hi,

Thanks for contacting WPML forums support. I'll be glad to help you today.

Please set the image field to translate and check if that would fix the issue. Also, please check our ACF guide. (https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/)

Kindly let me know the result of the above test.

Best regards,
Osama

Hi,

Thanks for your update. Please let me know which field group contains this image field. Also, I would need to look closely at your site, so I would need to request temporary access (WP-Admin and FTP)
– preferably to a test site where the problem has been replicated if possible –
in order to be of better help and check if some configurations might need to be changed.

Your next answer will be private, which means only you and I can access it.

❌ Please backup your database and website ❌

✙ I would need your permission to de-activate and re-activate the Plugins and the Theme and change configurations on the site. This is also a reason the backup is critical.

✙ I also need your permission to take a local copy of your site to debug the issue without affecting your live site.

Best regards,
Osama

Hi,

Thanks for the package. I installed a local copy of your site and was able to fix the issue by the following steps:

1- Deactivate all plugins except these (hidden link)
2- Select "Different fields across languages" translation mode in the following field groups

3- Edit the (wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/classes/custom-field-translation/class-wpml-copy-once-custom-field.php) file
4- Replace the following code at line 66

if ( empty( $values ) && $source_element_id ) {
    $this->sitepress->sync_custom_field( $source_element_id, $post_id, $meta_key );
}

With the following

if ( ! get_post_meta( $post_id, 'copyoncedone' ) == 1 ) {
            add_post_meta($post_id, 'copyoncedone', 1 );
            foreach ( $custom_fields_to_copy as $meta_key ) {
                $values = isset( $custom_fields[ $meta_key ] ) ? $custom_fields[ $meta_key ] : [];
                if ( ! empty( $values ) ) {
                    $values = array( $values );
                }
                $values = apply_filters(
                    'wpml_custom_field_values',
                    $values,
                    [
                        'post_id'                   => $post_id,
                        'meta_key'                  => $meta_key,
                        'custom_fields_translation' => WPML_COPY_ONCE_CUSTOM_FIELD,
                    ]
                );
 
                if ( empty ( $values ) && $source_element_id ) {
                    $this->sitepress->sync_custom_field( $source_element_id, $post_id, $meta_key );
                }
            }
}

5- Update the page in the default language

Kindly check this video to see how it works on my local installation. (hidden link)

I've applied the above steps to your staging site, except for the first step. Would you please deactivate the plugins and activate the WordPress default theme (Twenty Twenty-One)? After that, please update the page in the default language and check the issue.

Best regards,
Osama

Hi,

I'm not sure if this snippet will be added in the next release or not, but our dev team is working on this.

Best regards,
Osama