Translated ACF Choices field not showing correctly on frontend

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Problem:
The client is using ACF with Bricks Builder and WPML for a custom post type (CPT) like 'Cars' and encountering issues where choice fields such as Select and Checkbox are not displaying correctly in translated versions on the frontend.
Solution:
We recommend replacing the problematic choice fields with ACF taxonomy custom fields. Create a taxonomy for each field and add the necessary data. After setting up these taxonomies, ensure to translate all of them. This approach has successfully resolved the display issues in other languages.

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Last updated by Bigul 8 months, 3 weeks ago.

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August 28, 2024 at 9:31 pm #16117199
adela-14	Background of the issue: I'm simply using ACF with Bricks Builder and WPML. I have a cars CPT that has fields for car data. Some of the fields are choices fields like Select and Checkbox. Symptoms: After translation, all fields are showing correctly in the frontend, but NOT the choices fields. Questions: Why are the translated choices fields not showing correctly on the frontend?
September 2, 2024 at 6:28 am #16130048
Bigul WPML Supporter since 01/2013 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)	Hello, Welcome to the WPML support forum. I will do my best to help you to resolve the issue. Sorry for the late response because of the weekend and holidays. To help you faster, I've enabled debug information for this support ticket. Please see this link for how to get this information from your site and give it to us: http://wpml.org/faq/provide-debug-information-faster-support/ Please visit WPML>>String Translation after a site backup and enable the Look for strings while pages are rendered option of Auto register strings for translation section(on the bottom of the screen). Then visit the front end pages and check the issue is existing or not. This option will be disabled in a couple of hours automatically. But will help us to track the issue in similar cases. Please check this doc for more information - https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/string-translation/finding-strings-that-dont-appear-on-the-string-translation-page/#enable-auto-register-strings -- Thanks! Bigul
September 2, 2024 at 11:58 am #16131469
adela-14	Hello Bigul, Thanks for the reply, I recreated the problem with simply using Bricks Builder, ACF and WPML in this site: hidden link I created a CPT “Cars“ , With 2 Fields (Car Colors: Radio fields), and (Transmission: Select Field), Translated everything correctly but still bricks not showing the correct translation of these choices fields for the other languages. I have found a work around solution for it, basically what I did is I replaced all these fields with ACF taxonomy custom field ( Which is a choices field ) and made a taxonomy for each field and added its data. I then translated all these taxonomies and now it is working perfectly.
September 2, 2024 at 3:57 pm #16132777
Bigul WPML Supporter since 01/2013 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)	Hello, Thank you for your feedback and for sharing the workaround with us. This may be related to the known issues we have with Bricks Builder. https://wpml.org/theme/bricks/ Please feel free to ping us if you need any further assistance with WPML. We are happy to help always. -- Thanks! Bigul