Translation preferences changes after synchronize with json

• vueloIV

• July 18, 2022 at 7:28 am

Problem:
After synchronize fields with JSON files, the updated fields Translation preferences turns to “copy” mode instead keeping the original option “copy once”.

How to repeat the issue:
On localhost update some fields, all with Translation preferences = “copy once”.
Upload folder /acf-json/ to production server
On production server Sync fields.
Result: fields that had Translation preferences = “copy once” became “copy” mistakenly.

WP 6.0.1
Advanced Custom Fields PRO Version 5.12.3
Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual 1.4.0
WPML Multilingual CMS 4.5.4

Thanks for your help

• John Huebner

• July 18, 2022 at 9:46 am

You should probably be contacting WPML. Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual belongs to them.

• vueloIV

• July 18, 2022 at 12:53 pm

You mean “Translation preferences” function comes from WPML and not from ACF PRO?

• John Huebner

• July 18, 2022 at 2:06 pm

Yes.

• KristianH

• January 9, 2024 at 8:42 am

@vueloiv Take a look into the “name” keys of the configured fields.

WPML stores them into a configuration array like this:

[
  // 'meta_key' => 'translation option'
  'my_custom_field' => 2 //translate
]

If there are fields with the same “name” (meta_keys) the setting will be overwritten.
Field name in documentation

I recommend to use unique names