[Resolved] ACF field values doesn't translate on the front page
This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem: You are trying to translate ACF field groups and values on your site and have set 'Same fields across languages'. Despite translating everything in the string translation, the front page still displays the original language. You also tried 'Different fields across languages' and 'Expert' settings. Solution: We recommend checking the workaround on this page. If the workaround resolves the issue, please contact the Filter Everything plugin support team to inform them about the issue.
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Background of the issue:
I am trying to translate ACF field groups and values on my site hidden link. I chose 'Same fields across languages' and translated everything in the string translation. I also tried 'Different fields across languages' and 'Expert'.
Symptoms:
On the front page, I still see the original language despite translating the ACF field values.
Questions:
Why do the ACF field values not translate on the front page after following the documentation?
Is there a specific setting in WPML that I might be missing for translating ACF fields?
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There shouldn't be any hungarian language, especially on the left. Btw. i found a string that was not translated on this page, i translated it with the string translation, and three other string that was translated reverted back to hungarian. (Open -> Nyitva, Details -> Részletek, Beach -> Strand). These strings were translated before.
I already did both of them. The filter labels are translated, that is not the problem, the checkboxes should be translated too, and those are translated in the string translataion, because those are values for the acf field groups.
As i mentioned before i translated the bricks pages (several times before), but some of the strings reverts back to original language as soon as i translate something in the string translation, because there are strings on that page, that are acf field values and the field values should be translated via the string translation, right?
Yes, the values of ACF are translated in String Translation; I was talking about the filter labels and the Bricks button. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
The labels should be translated correctly, but I suspect a compatibility issue. Please log in to hidden link">this sandbox site and install the Filter Everything plugin.
After that, please create a test filter and translate it. Then, use this filter on a test page to check if the issue persists.
The sandbox has WPML and ACF installed with dummy posts, which you can use for the filter.
I don't think that the Filter Everything plugin is the issue. The ACF values are the ones that are not translating.
I made couple of screenshots.
1. screenshot: a. and b. are acf field group values, which are translated in the string tranlsation but not showing up on the front end.
The "a" rectangles are within the filter everything shortcode (acf values), but the "b" ones not. Where there is "Nyári időszakban", there should be "Open all year" there.
2. screenshot is taken within an accommodation custom post, where the rectangles (acf values) should be in english, because these are already translated in the string translation. On this page there is no Filter Everything shortcode present.
If I turn off the Filter Everything plugin, the issue stays, it doesnt solve the problem.
Thanks. I installed Bricks. I deleted your 3 posts, because on my site i used the wordpress editor to tranlsate posts and all contents on the website.
I created a page with bricks with the Filter Everything shgortcode and a loop to display the posts.
The problems are almost exactly the same as on our site.
First: the checkboxes are not translated on the left sidebar on the test page.
Second: I created two another field (Open and Payment) in the WPML TEST field group.
It seems, that your fields are showing up correctly on the test page on the right (the language field), but not the ones that i created. They remain in English despite that they are translated in the string translation.
I think it has something to do with the translating method, "wpml translation editor" and the "wordpress editor". But the filter everything is just not working, It doesn't translate, even though they say it's compatible with wpml.
Thanks for replicating the issue on the sandbox site. I changed the return value to Label in the two new fields. (Kindly check the attached screenshot)
After that, the fields are translated correctly in Bricks. (hidden link)
Now, the only issue is the filter everything issue. Is that correct?
Hi! Thank you! Changing the return value to label solved that issue.
Yes, the only issue is now the filter everything plugin. Those values not translate.
