Problem: The client is experiencing issues with WPML and ACF where translated fields are deselected and translations are shifted incorrectly. This results in only 14% of the page being translated correctly, and the addition or deletion of rows in repeater fields causes further misalignment of translations. Solution: We recommend following these steps after ensuring you have a full site backup: 1) Increase the
MaxInputVars
setting in your PHP configuration to 10000. You can find more details on how to do this here: Setting the MaxInputVars directive in an .htaccess file. 2) Clear all types of caches on your site. 3) Navigate to WPML>>Support page, and click on the Troubleshooting link. 4) On the Troubleshooting page, execute the following actions under the 'Clean up' section, waiting for confirmation after each: - Clear the cache in WPML - Remove ghost entries from the translation tables - Fix element_type collation - Set language information - Fix WPML tables collation - Assign translation status to duplicated content - Fix terms count - Fix post type assignment - Cleanup and optimize string tables
If these steps do not resolve your issue, or if the solution seems outdated or irrelevant to your specific case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the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. Additionally, you can open a new support ticket for further assistance at WPML support forum.
