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Last updated by Prosenjit Barman 1 year, 9 months ago.

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November 1, 2023 at 3:05 pm #14708509

meng-hanT

I read the documentation :

https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/translating-custom-fields/

I have questions :

Don’t translate – The field is not available for translation.

Copy – This option copies the field value from the default language into the secondary language(s), keeping your custom field value in sync across all languages.

So for don't translate it will make my content absent ? means if I select don't translate it will stick to the original languages or make the field absent ?
If in case it will stick to the original languages, what is the different between Don’t translate and Copy ?

November 2, 2023 at 9:42 am #14714719

Alejandro
WPML Supporter since 02/2018

Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Italian (Italiano )

Timezone: Europe/Rome (GMT+02:00)

Hello!

I'll help you get started while a supporter takes your case.

"Do not translate" means that unless you are first duplicating the content and using the native editor, chances are the field will be totally ignored. It all depends how you translate the content but you could say it's basically a "do not send to translated pages" option and i doubt that's something you want. they are like that by default because it means they don't have any configuration yet.

The difference between "do not translate" and "copy" is that copy will basically keep the field present in the translations (while "do not translate" will not) and also keep it in sync with the value of the original page.

I hope that clears some of your doubts. if you have an example of what you want to achieve, then maybe we can help you in a better way 🙂

Regards.

November 3, 2023 at 1:32 am #14721779

meng-hanT

Thanks for your support ! So may I know in my case using shineTheme, which option should I choose ?

November 3, 2023 at 8:21 am #14723249

Prosenjit Barman
WPML Supporter since 03/2023

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Dhaka (GMT+06:00)

Hello There,

Your choice of translation preference is determined by how you wish the contents to appear in other languages. If you prefer the content in the custom field to be the same across all languages, you should select the "Copy" option. On the other hand, if you intend to view the content in its translated form, then setting it to "Translate" would be appropriate. In cases where you're handling the translations manually, opting for "Copy-once" is advisable; it will replicate the content to the other language without maintaining continuous synchronization like the "Copy" setting.

More information about the custom field translation preference is available here: https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/translating-custom-fields/#indicating-which-custom-fields-to-translate

Since you're using the Travlelar theme by ShineTheme, you can also check their documentation on making the theme work with WPML: hidden link

I hope the information above will help you to decide which preference you should choose. If you need further assistance or clarification, please let me know. I will be happy to help.

Best regards,
Prosenjit