Problem:
We have developed a system with Toolset repeatable field groups that allows clients to build pages. This system works with a select field in which the client selects what type of content to display (e.g., text with an image next to it, a full-width image, etc.). Based on the information in this select field, the corresponding fields needed to place the content are displayed. For example, the client selects "text with image" and an image field and a text field appear.
However, when we translate pages via a translation editor of WPML, the selection in the select field is cleared, so the translated content does not appear until you re-select the correct content type. As a result, one always has to look in the original language to see what type of content was selected.
I took a look and found an option in both Toolset and WPML to transfer the content of a field to the other languages, but unfortunately this does not work for the select field. Is there any way to make sure that the translation editor automatically transfers the selection in the select field to the other languages?
Solution:
We need to use our String Translation module in order to translate the options for the 'select' fields. Please check some of your strings here: http://revabe6378.webhosting.be/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wpml-string-translation%2Fmenu%2Fstring-translation.php&search=Tekst
The strings are marked as English, so you would need to select them and change their language using the button 'Change the language of selected strings'.
Please bear in mind that 'select' fields have a value, which is what is stored in the database, and the display text, which is what is shown in the dropdown (and typically what is output when you show this field in a template)
You cannot translate this value, but you can translate the display text using WPML String Translation. In String Translation just search for the display text you want to translate. In the link I shared above you can see the 'Tekst' string, among others.
