[Closed] Translation of ACF number field

Hi,

Thank you for contacting WPML support.

By default, the numeric value is not displayed in the Advanced Translation Editor (ATE).

Please try to add the code below to the file functions.php in the theme/child theme folder
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/**
 * Allow translating numbers
 * @see https://wpml.org/forums/topic/wpbakery-post-grid-element-exclude-from-filter-list-category-reappears
 */
function wpmlsupp_7499_allow_translating_numbers( $is_translatable, $job_translate ) {
    $data = $job_translate['field_data'];
    if ( 'base64' === $job_translate['field_format'] ) {
        $data = base64_decode( $data );
    }
    if ( is_numeric( $data ) ) {
        return true;
    }
    return $is_translatable;
}
add_filter( 'wpml_tm_job_field_is_translatable', 'wpmlsupp_7499_allow_translating_numbers', 10, 2 );

and update the page > Update the translation. In ATE, you can search for the numeric value and translate it.

Please follow the documentation https://wpml.org/faq/how-to-translate-urls-shortcodes-and-html-attributes-using-the-advanced-translation-editor/

Let us know how it goes.

Regards,
Drazen

Hi Chris,

If you use the "Text" field and add only a number value, it is also considered a number and won't be displayed in Advanced Translation Editor (ATE).
But if you add some text value to the field, it is considered a string (text + number) and displayed in ATE properly.

After implementing the custom code, you need to re-translate the current pages. For new pages, you can just search for the number value in ATE to translate it.

I hope that makes sense.

Hi,

Please ensure the number field preference is set to Translate, refer to the documentation https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/recommended-custom-fields-translation-preferences-for-acf-and-wpml/

If it still does not work, let me know a specific page that you are translating and a number value that does not display in ATE when searching for it. Then I would like to request temporary access (wp-admin and FTP) to your site to take a better look at the issue. It would be better to have a testing site where the issue is replicated. Your next reply is set to private to share the info.

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You can use this plugin to create the backup: https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/
✙ I would need your permission to de-activate and re-activate Plugins and the Theme to change configurations on the site if needed. This is also a reason the backup is critical.

Look forward to your reply.
Thanks