Export taxonomy to Xliff file

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Problem:
You need to export categories to an XLIFF file for translation, including extra fields added with the ACF Pro plugin, but this functionality is not available directly through WPML.
Solution:
We recommend assigning all taxonomies to one product and then translating them. This method allows the categories and their additional fields to be included in the XLIFF file for the product translation. For detailed steps on how to translate all taxonomy terms at once, please visit https://wpml.org/faq/how-to-translate-all-taxonomy-terms-at-once/.
Ensure you are using our ACFML addon and follow the guide provided at https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/ for integrating ACF Pro fields with WPML.

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Last updated by Dražen 3 months ago.

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March 7, 2025 at 11:55 am #16788143
cornelisS	Background of the issue: We have created a category for our post type 'products' called 'product categories'. We have added extra fields for descriptions to this category using the ACF Pro plugin. Now we want to export the categories to an Xliff file for the translation agency so that we can have the categories themselves and the fields we have added to them translated with ACF Pro. Symptoms: No specific issue or error message mentioned. Questions: How can we export categories to an Xliff file for translation, including the extra fields added with ACF Pro?
March 10, 2025 at 12:10 pm #16796330
Dražen Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+02:00)	Hello, Thanks for contacting us. That is not possible out of the box with WPML since categories can be translated from WPML > Taxonomy translation screen or when translating post/page to which it was assigned. So these will be translated/included in the XLIFF of the translation job for the product to which the category is assigned. A workaround you can use is to assign all taxonomies to one product and translate them like that: - https://wpml.org/faq/how-to-translate-all-taxonomy-terms-at-once/ For ACF, make sure you are using our addon ACFML and following our guide. - https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/ Regards, Drazen