Problem:
I have ACF options page with fields containing names and numbers (repeaters set to copy onece). I would like to translate names for other languages, but read numbers only from default language. Right now I have setup like this, but when I try go get field value for number in different language I get null.
My issue is I don't want to update all languages one by one to update number fields only.
Solution:
The workflow for translation of options pages is different than the translation of other post types (page, post, or custom post type). Please review the following section in our ACF guide on this particular workflow.
https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/#translate-option-pages
According to your description, it looks like you can not avoid translating the options page. You need to set the main repeater field to 'Copy' or 'Copy once' according to your needs, as we explain here.
https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/translate-sites-built-with-acf/#setting-repeater-and-flexible-fields-translation-preferences
And then set the translation option of the sub-fields as follows.
Number fields -> Copy.
Text fields (names in your case) -> Translate.
Then manually translate the text (names) and save/update the secondary language pages. This will copy the number fields' values from the default language and enable you to get the field value for numbers in secondary languages.
