Translatable fields display empty after deleting field translation instead default translation

Issue

• When adding content to a translatable field in a structure and subsequently deleting the content in a secondary language, the field displays as empty in that specific language instead of falling back to the primary language.
• If a translatable field has never had content in a secondary language, it correctly displays the content from the primary language when viewed in the secondary language.

Environment

• Liferay DXP 7.4, Quarterly Releases.

Resolution

• Once a translation for a secondary language is added, the default value from the primary language is no longer automatically used.
• You must either manually set the value for the secondary language, or delete the translation for the secondary language to revert to the primary language value.
• To delete a translation:
  1. Go to the context menu of the web content.
  2. Select "Delete Translations".
  3. Choose the translation to delete.
• Important: The published web content may not refresh automatically after deleting a translation if this error LPD-51526 is present. To clear the cache:
  1. Go to Control Panel > Server Administration > Resources.
  2. Click "Clear Cached Content in Cluster".

Additional Information

• Translating Web Content
• LPD-51526 - Removing translation does not trigger web content cache update