[Closed] trying to get WPML to translate IDs stored in the postmeta table

Hi Patricia,

Thank you for contacting WPML support, I'd be happy to help you with this issue.

If you want to translate a number field (not only the post ID), and you've registered the custom field for translation please go to WPML > String Translation > Search for the value and translate it.

Or add the code below to the file functions.php in the theme/child theme folder

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 );

to translate the number field in the WPML translation editor.
❌ IMPORTANT: Please backup your database and website before proceeding ❌

While checking the debug info, I see that the WordPress Memory Limit is below the requirements. The minimum requirements are 128M, but we do recommend 256M and the debug information of your site shows it set to 64M. Please check this link for more details
https://wpml.org/home/minimum-requirements/.
You can increase it by adding the following code in your wp-config.php file, right before the /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */ line:

define( 'WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M' );
define( 'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '128M' );

After adding the code you can confirm that the memory was changed correctly from WPML > Support > WordPress > Memory limit.

Look forward to your reply.
Thanks

Hi,

Yes, you are correct. I'm afraid that there isn't a way to auto adjust ID in the field value. The type "post-ids" is used for the Gutenberg block configuration code.

For the field value, if you translate the ID number in the translation editor, no need to use the filter hook "wpml_object_id". If you don't translate the ID number, you can use the filter hook to get the translation post ID in the current language.

Or you can consider saving the post permalink as the field value, then WPML can adjust the internal link automatically.

<wpml-config>
  <custom-fields>
    <custom-field action="translate" translate_link_target="1">name_of_the_acf_field</custom-field>
  </custom-fields>
</wpml-config>

Refer documentation
https://wpml.org/documentation/support/language-configuration-files/
https://wpml.org/wpml-hook/wpml_object_id/

I hope I was helpful. Don't hesitate to ask if you find any problem along the way, I'll gladly help you.