[Resolved] Translating Media Custom Meta Field

Hi, and thanks for the access details.

I can see that the UAE - Custom Link field is not showing for translation in the Advanced Translation Editor.

I tried the following.

1. In Media -> Library, I switched to French.
2. I edited one of the images from the gallery (Perfect Glow).
3. I inserted the French link to this page. Please see the attached screenshot.
4. I updated the translation of the homepage.

Unfortunately, it didn't work.
The link still points to the Perfect Glow English page and not to the French page.

We need to replicate this issue on a fresh WordPress installation. Then I'll be able to escalate it to our compatibility team. For this, I created a test website with a clean WordPress install. You can access it through this link:

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With this link, you'll be directly logged in.

Could you please install the Elementor (UAE) plugin and see if the issue is replicable on a clean WordPress installation?

Please configure WPML as set on your site (just the basic configurations needed to replicate the issue are enough).

Please also ensure you install the latest version of the plugin.

Please let us know when everything is finished and you can replicate the problem.

Important! Do not import your site to the test site. We must replicate the problem on a fresh, clean WordPress installation.

Regards,
Itamar.

Hi, Hasan.

Thanks for replicating the issue on the sandbox site.

I'll check things and, if needed, escalate this issue to our second-tier supporters.
I'll keep youu pdate with any news regarding this issue

I appreciate your patience.
Itamar.

Hi,

To provide a workaround, I was trying to find a way to make it work on the sandbox site. Unfortunately, nothing worked. I'm consulting our second-tier supporters about it. They will tell me whether to esclate it to our compatibility team. I can't estimate when we will have a fix for this issue. You should know that the cooperation of the developers of the Ultimate Addons for Elementor Pro plugin may be required.

Please note that my weekend is Friday-Saturday, and I'll be able to continue to check this issue on Sunday.

I appreciate your patience.

Regards,
Itamar.

Hi,

Our compatibility team has provided a workaround for this issue. Here is what oyu need to do:

1. Take a backup of your site in case something goes wrong.

2. Open this file with a code editor:
/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-elementor/modules/image-gallery/widgets/image-gallery.php

3. Look for line 2218.

4. Replace:

		foreach ( $images as $i => $data ) {
			$gallery[ $i ]['custom_link'] = get_post_meta( $data['id'], 'uael-custom-link', true );
		}

With this:

		foreach ( $images as $i => $data ) {
        // WPML workaround for compsupp-7676
			$data['id'] = apply_filters( 'wpml_object_id', $data['id'], 'attachment' );
			$gallery[ $i ]['custom_link'] = get_post_meta( $data['id'], 'uael-custom-link', true );
		}

5. Save the changes.

**** Important! Please make a full site backup (files and DB) before you proceed with those steps****

Now, the external links on the UAE Image Gallery element will show the translations you inserted in the UAE—Custom Link field of the same image in the other language in the media library. I'm talking about the steps I described in this reply.

https://wpml.org/forums/topic/translating-media-custom-meta-field/#post-17003519

I tried it on the sandbox site, and it works.
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Please see the B.B. Clear image.

Please try it also on your site and tell me if it works.

Thanks,
Itamar.