- Released
- February 16, 2026
- Channel
- Stable
- Tested with WordPress
- 6.9
Changelog
Features
- Fields from Options Pages appear now in the Translation Dashboard.
- Added a new ACF Tool for registering labels for local Field Groups, Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, and Options Pages into WPML.
- The translation preferences for local fields are locked by default in the WPML settings.
- Improved the performance when displaying translated fields in the frontend.
- Improved the compatibility with object caching.
Fixes
- Fixed the translation of field labels when the local JSON storage is enabled.
- Fixed a problem with local fields defined using the PHP API losing the values for their translations.
- Fixed a performance problem when the continued scan for changes in translation preferences for local fields is enabled.
- Fixed a performance problem when some fields groups miss a translation mode.
- Fixed the backup of repeater fields and their subfields when writing local JSON files.
- Fixed a problem with automatic link conversion in ACF blocks.
- Fixed the link conversion in cloned fields of flexible content.
- Fixed a problem with clone fields missing in the original language when set to
copy_onde. - Fixed a problem with date/time fields when saving custom return formats using backslashes.
- Fixed an error when translating nested fields in ACF blocks used as widgets.
- Fixed the locking under accordion fields to allow the edition when translating with the WordPress editor.
Update or download
The update is available to all WPML clients with an active subscription — it appears on the Plugins page in your WordPress admin within 24 hours of release. You can also check for it right away under Plugins → Add New Plugin → Commercial. To download and install manually, go to Downloads in your wpml.org account (see the installation instructions) and remember to update all components together without mixing versions.
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