Problem: After migrating a regional language site from /mx/ to /es/ and deactivating the old MX language, a number of ES posts went missing. Initially, there were 43 blog posts, but after the cleanup, only 19 remained. Solution: We recommend checking the following settings in WPML: 1. Navigate to WPML->Settings->Posts and pages synchronization and ensure that the options 'When deleting a post, delete translations as well' and 'When deleting a taxonomy (category, tag or custom), delete translations as well' are unchecked. 2. Go to WPML->Support->Troubleshooting and click the following buttons: + Clear Cache in WPML + Set Language information + Fix element types collation + Remove ghost entries from the translation tables + Assign translation status to duplicated content These steps should help recover the missing posts.
If these steps do not resolve your issue or if the solution seems outdated or irrelevant to your case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If the problem persists, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
Problem: You are experiencing performance issues with ACFML when it adds strings to the string translation tool for all ACF field groups. You do not translate admin fields and do not want these strings in the string translation as it slows down your site. You have many ACF fields, resulting in thousands of strings being added. A workaround was provided previously, which involves modifying a file, but it needs reapplying after each ACFML update. Solution: Currently, there is no alternative solution apart from the workaround you mentioned. We have escalated the issue to our development team, and it is on our list. You will be updated on your previous support ticket as soon as there is any news. In the meantime, if you need to apply the workaround, you can prevent ACFML from registering and reading the fields translations from String Translation for ACFML labels by going to this file:
Please note that this solution might be irrelevant if it's outdated or not applicable to your case. We highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If the issue persists, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
public static function iterate( $fields, $transformField, $transformLayout, $fieldBasePattern = '' ) {<br /> foreach ( $fields as &$field ) {
To:
public static function iterate( $fields, $transformField, $transformLayout, $fieldBasePattern = '' ) {<br /> foreach ( $fields as &$field ) {<br /> if ($field["value"] == NULL ){<br /> continue;<br /> }
NOTE: Always ensure you have a recent and working backup before making any changes.
Update
ACFML 2.2.0 (released February 2026) includes the permanent fix for this issue. You no longer need to manually apply patches after each plugin update. The plugin now skips unnecessary processing when field values are unchanged, significantly reducing the overhead on acf/load_field.
