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Problem:
The client manually converted an English webpage to German, but the FAQ section accordion did not translate and continued to display English text.
Solution:
We recommend the following steps to resolve this issue:
1. Add the following XML configuration in the WPML >> Settings > Custom XML Configuration section:

<widget name="bdt-accordion"><fields-in-item items_of="tabs"><field type="Tab Title" editor_type="LINE">tab_title</field><field type="Tab Content" editor_type="LINE">tab_content</field></fields-in-item></widget>

2. Make a minor change in the default language page title to trigger the translation process, then complete the translation in the German language.
This should ensure that the FAQ section displays correctly in German on the frontend.

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Last updated by Quick Easy 3 months, 1 week ago.

Assisted by: Noman.

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January 15, 2026 at 5:50 pm #17735004

Quick Easy

I manually converted the English version of the page
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to the German version
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However, the FAQ section accordion not converted to German version of the page, it is showing English text. Could you please assist me in fixing this issue?

Note: This page was converted manually and not through automatic translation.

January 15, 2026 at 6:12 pm #17735030

Noman

Hi,

Thank you for contacting WPML Support. I followed the below steps:

1. Added the below XML:

<widget name="bdt-accordion">
      <fields-in-item items_of="tabs">
        <field type="Tab Title" editor_type="LINE">tab_title</field>
		<field type="Tab Content" editor_type="LINE">tab_content</field>
      </fields-in-item>
</widget>

In WPML >> Settings > Custom XML Configuration section.

2. Made a small change in the default language page title to reload the translation, completed the translation in German language.

Now, it shows the correct translation at the front end.

Could you please check and confirm?

Thank you

accordion content trasnlation.jpg
January 16, 2026 at 11:25 am #17736678

Quick Easy

Thank you for your assistance in fixing this issue. It has been fixed now.