[Resolved] Some buttons we can't translated on the other languages.
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Problem: You are developing a site and are trying to translate button text into other languages using WPML, but are unable to change the button text in other languages. Solution: We found that the text was coming from a button of an ACF field group. The field group translation method selected was 'Same field across languages' but you are manually translating the page. To resolve this, go to ACF > Field Groups and search for the group containing that button: 'Media with Content Block'. Edit it and select the 'Expert' mode. Then find the button field and mark it as 'translate'. After that, edit the Spanish translation of the page and you should be able to translate the button 'View Products' to 'Ver Productos'. Check the front end to see if it displays correctly.
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Background of the issue:
We are developing a site and are trying to translate button text into other languages using WPML. We have followed the WPML documentation.
Symptoms:
We are unable to change the button text in other languages.
Questions:
Why can't we translate the button text into other languages?
How can we change the button text in other languages?
Languages: English (English )Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )
Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)
Hello there,
Can you please tell me the location of the button?
Please go to WPML -> String Translation and enable the option "Look for strings while pages are rendered", then visit the page in which the button is located and go back to the String Translation.
Refresh the page and search for the button text to see if you'll be able to find it now. (Please don't forget to uncheck the option "Look for strings while pages are rendered" once you're done).
Translate the string and see if it gets the issue fixed.
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Languages: English (English )Portuguese (Brazil) (Português )
Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)
Hello there,
I checked it and that text was coming from a button of an ACF field group. The field group translation method selected was 'Same field across languages' but you are manually translating the page Copper Pricing.
To fix it I went to ACF > Field Groups and searched for the group containing that button: 'Media with Content Block'. I edited it and selected the 'Expert' mode. Then I found the button field and marked it as 'translate'.
After that I edited the Spanish translation of Copper Pricing and I was able to translate the button 'View Products' to 'Ver Productos'. When I check the front end, it is displaying correctly now.
