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Problem:
You are trying to set an ACF called custom_test to be translatable, but when you set it to translate and then edit the field in the post editor, the ACF reverts back to COPY instead of translate.
Solution:
First, ensure that the field is set to "Translate" instead of "Copy". You can do this by navigating to "Custom fields > Field groups" or by going to "WPML > Settings > Custom Fields Translation" to edit the translation preference for that field. For detailed guidance, visit the WPML documentation on setting translation preferences for ACF fields: https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/#setting-translation-preferences-acf-fields.

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Last updated by Nicolas V. 2 years, 8 months ago.

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April 21, 2022 at 11:33 am #11064253

dominicJ-5

I am trying to:

Ref this ticket -= https://wpml.org/forums/topic/some-custom-fields-of-my-custom-posts-are-not-traslatable/

1. Set an ACF called custom_test to be translate
2. When I set to translate, apply then edit the field in the post editor, the ACF reverts back to COPY and not translate

Link to a page where the issue can be seen:

/wp-admin/admin.php?page=tm%2Fmenu%2Fsettings&show_system_fields=1#ml-content-setup-sec-cf

See screenshots.

I expected to see:

Instead, I got:

Screenshot 2022-04-21 at 12.31.39.png
April 21, 2022 at 10:47 pm #11068793

Nicolas V.
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Hello,

Welcome to the WPML support forum. My name is Nicolas and I will be happy to help you today.

Unfortunately I can't access the link you shared because that's from the backend of your site.

But I can see in your debug file that the field title_background is set to "Copy" by default. You can either go to "Custom fields > Field groups" or go to "WPML > Settings > Custom Fields Translation" to edit the translation preference for that field.

Documentation: https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/#setting-translation-preferences-acf-fields

Nico