Background of the issue:
I am trying to translate the buttons filters for fields on our Search page using WPML and Search & Filter Pro. The page and button filters I need help with is hidden link. I have activated Search & Filter's WPML integration plugin and managed to translate 'Search', but I'm having issues with the filter buttons. These buttons are in a Post Attributes Field listing our custom post types, created through Advanced Custom Fields. I have the ACF Multilingual plugin activated and the integration with Search & Filter activated as well. The custom post types are set to translatable, and I have tested making 'acf-post-type' translatable and attempted to add the translated string to the custom post type title, but that didn't work. When I go to string translation, the query ID that this field is does not show, but I'm guessing it's because the buttons are custom post types. The ID of the field is 13 and in the screenshot, you see it skips it.
Symptoms:
The filter buttons on the search page are not translating, despite having the necessary plugins and settings activated.
Questions:
How can I translate the filter buttons for custom post types on the search page?
Is there a specific setting I am missing to make the custom post type titles translatable?
Are there additional steps required beyond activating the WPML integration and ACF Multilingual plugin?
Welcome to the WPML support forum. Before passing this thread to my colleague, I would like to share some suggestions and possible solutions for the issues you mentioned. Sorry for the late response; it was because of the holidays.
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Could the workaround be explained? It's not necessarily an ACF field, it's a custom post type that is created within ACF. The buttons are each a custom post type.
I apologize for the delay in responding. I will take care of this ticket; the reply time will be shorter now.
In the screenshot you shared, I see the "Retailers" string, field-attribute-placeholder (one of the buttons). And it is untranslated. Can you please try translating it? If it works, search for the other strings (using the "exact match" checkbox)
If it doesn't work, 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 a testing site where the issue is replicated.
The information you will enter is private which means only you and I can see and have access to it.
Maybe I'll need to replicate your site locally. For this, I'll need to temporarily install a plugin called “Duplicator” or "All in One WP Migration" on your site.
This will allow me to create a copy of your site and your content.
Once the problem is resolved I will delete the local site.
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I managed to translate the buttons following these steps:
- I went to ACF > Post Types
- Edited the Retailers post type
- Added a translation for it
- After this, in WPML > String Translation, appeared two new "Retailers" strings in the domain "acf-post-type-labels-retailers"
- I translated both, and it worked in the staging environment
I did want to ask about the "View All" button. The translation should be "Tout afficher", I just cannot find it in the String Translation to update it.
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