Cannot translate Wagtail ChooserBlock

Question

I have a block that contains a field of type 'ChooserBlock'. Once I sync the page to other locales, I am not able to edit this field for locales other than the default one. The field says: "Uses english version"

I should be able to select a different option. For instance, different Chooser blocks allow me to select a different option, such as the PageChooseBlock

Are you wanting the choice translated or to be able to make a separate choice on the translation? — Rich - enzedonline, Feb 21 '23 at 10:05
@RichardAllen I want to make a separate choice. That or be able to not select any option. — Nicolas Allard, Feb 22 '23 at 16:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 23 '23 at 17:26

I'm presuming you're using wagtail-localize ...

You can add or remove fields from the translatable set using the translatable_fields list of the model/page. For you, you could force your choice field to be translatable with:

translatable_fields = translatable_fields + [
    TranslatableField('some_choice_field'),
]

BUT this probably won't give you what you're hoping for since the input field for that on translation page will just be a simple input field without choice widget.

I'm not sure if it's a translation of the option chosen on the source page that you want, or if it's the ability to choose an entirely different option.

If it's a translation, then you can use a custom translation model that takes a token ID and a locale then returns text for that locale (this is how I handle static text in templates for my sites).

If you want to be able to select different options per local, you might be better using a snippet model to store your options which you can filter based on locale.

Cannot translate Wagtail ChooserBlock

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