Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual (ACF)Version 2.1.4.2

Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual (ACF)

WPML (WordPress Multilingual) offers integration with the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin, allowing you to create multilingual websites with translated custom fields using WPML’s Translation Management functionality. Here’s how WPML and ACF work together for multilingual content:

1. Setup and configuration: Install and activate both the WPML and Advanced Custom Fields plugins on your WordPress website. WPML provides a built-in integration for ACF, so no additional plugins or extensions are required.
2. Creating custom fields: Use the Advanced Custom Fields plugin to create your desired custom fields for your posts, pages, or any other post types. ACF provides a flexible interface for defining custom fields with various field types, such as text fields, checkboxes, select dropdowns, and more.
3. Marking custom fields for translation: Once you’ve created your custom fields using ACF, you need to mark them as translatable in WPML. In the WPML Translation Management interface, navigate to the “Custom Fields Translation” section. There, you’ll find a list of all the custom fields created with ACF. Select the fields you want to translate and mark them for translation.
4. Translating custom fields: After marking the custom fields for translation, you can proceed to the translation process. WPML’s Translation Management allows you to assign translators, manage translation workflow, and translate the custom fields into different languages. The translations can be done manually or using WPML’s translation services or other translation methods of your choice.
5. Displaying translated custom fields: Once the translations are complete, you can use WPML’s API or shortcode functions to display the translated custom fields on the front end of your website. WPML provides functions like icl_get_field or icl_t that allow you to retrieve and display the translated values of the custom fields.

By integrating WPML with Advanced Custom Fields, you can efficiently manage multilingual content with custom fields in your WordPress site. This allows you to create a consistent user experience across different language versions by ensuring that all custom field data is properly translated.Please note that the process described above assumes you have the necessary WPML and ACF versions and that you have set up and configured the plugins correctly. It’s always a good practice to consult the official documentation and support resources of both WPML and Advanced Custom Fields for detailed instructions and troubleshooting specific to your setup.Create and translate custom fields. One of the most important features of WP Multilingual Advanced Custom Fields plugin is the ability to translate the repeater fields.