diff --git a/dt-core/admin/js/dt-options.js b/dt-core/admin/js/dt-options.js
index 9544f5c0ca..52ef4b1a6f 100644
--- a/dt-core/admin/js/dt-options.js
+++ b/dt-core/admin/js/dt-options.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
-  $('.expand_translations').click(function () {
-    event.preventDefault();
-    display_translation_dialog($(this).siblings(), $(this).data('form_name'));
+  $('.expand_translations').click(function (e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    display_translation_dialog($(this).siblings(), $(this).data('form_name'), $(this).data('source'));
   });
 
   $('.change-icon-button').click(function (e) {
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
    * Translation modal dialog
    */
 
-  function display_translation_dialog(container, form_name) {
+  function display_translation_dialog(container, form_name, source = '') {
     let dialog = $('#dt_translation_dialog');
     if (container && form_name && dialog) {
 
       // Update dialog div
-      $(dialog).empty().append($(container).find('table').clone());
+      $(dialog).empty().append($($(container).find('table')[0]).clone());
 
       // Refresh dialog config
       dialog.dialog({
@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
             // Close dialog
             $(this).dialog('close');
 
-            // Finally, auto save changes
-            $('form[name="' + form_name + '"]').submit();
+            // Finally, auto save changes, accordingly, based on source.
+            if (window.lodash.includes(['fields'], source)) {
+              handle_custom_field_save_request(null, $('.dt-custom-fields-save-button')[0], true);
+            } else {
+              $('form[name="' + form_name + '"]').submit();
+            }
 
           }
         }
@@ -558,4 +562,154 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
   /**
    * Tile Display Help Modal - [END]
    */
+
+  /**
+   * Alternative Save Flow - [START]
+   */
+
+  $(document).on('click', '.dt-custom-fields-save-button', function (e) {
+    handle_custom_field_save_request(e, $(e.currentTarget), false);
+  });
+
+  function handle_custom_field_save_request(event, save_button, translate_update_only) {
+
+    // If defined, short-circuit default save flow and adopt ajax approach if needed.
+    if (event) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+
+    // Determine which save path is to be taken.
+    if (!translate_update_only) {
+      $('form[name="' + $(save_button).data('form_id') + '"]').submit();
+    } else {
+
+      // Always capture field parent level name & description translations; which is present across all fields.
+      let payload = {
+        'post_type': $(save_button).data('post_type'),
+        'field_id': $(save_button).data('field_id'),
+        'field_type': $(save_button).data('field_type'),
+        'translations': package_custom_field_translations($(save_button).data('field_id')),
+        'option_translations': window.lodash.includes(['key_select', 'multi_select', 'link'], $(save_button).data('field_type')) ? package_custom_field_option_translations():[]
+      };
+
+      // Have core endpoint process field translations accordingly.
+      $.ajax({
+        type: 'POST',
+        contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
+        dataType: 'json',
+        data: JSON.stringify(payload),
+        url: `${window.dt_admin_scripts.rest_root}dt-admin/scripts/update_custom_field_translations`,
+        beforeSend: (xhr) => {
+          xhr.setRequestHeader('X-WP-Nonce', window.dt_admin_scripts.nonce);
+        }
+      }).done(function (response) {
+        console.log(response);
+
+        // Update translation counts.
+        $('#custom_name_translation_count').html((response['translations']) ? Object.keys(response['translations']).length:0);
+        $('#custom_description_translation_count').html((response['description_translations']) ? Object.keys(response['description_translations']).length:0);
+        if ((response['defaults']) && window.lodash.includes(['key_select', 'multi_select', 'link'], $(save_button).data('field_type'))) {
+          $('.sortable-field-options').find('tr.ui-sortable-handle').each(function (idx, tr) {
+            let option_key = $(tr).find('.sortable-field-options-key').text().trim();
+            $(tr).find('#option_name_translation_count').html((response['defaults'] && response['defaults'][option_key] && response['defaults'][option_key]['translations']) ? Object.keys(response['defaults'][option_key]['translations']).length:0);
+            $(tr).find('#option_description_translation_count').html((response['defaults'] && response['defaults'][option_key] && response['defaults'][option_key]['description_translations']) ? Object.keys(response['defaults'][option_key]['description_translations']).length:0);
+          });
+        }
+
+      }).fail(function (error) {
+        console.log("error");
+        console.log(error);
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  function package_custom_field_translations(field_id) {
+    let packaged_translations = {
+      'translations': [],
+      'description_translations': []
+    };
+
+    // Locate field name translations.
+    let field_name_prefix = 'field_key_' + field_id + '_translation-';
+    $("input[id^='" + field_name_prefix + "']").each(function (idx, input) {
+      let locale = window.lodash.split($(input).attr('id'), '-')[1];
+      let value = $(input).val();
+      if (locale && value) {
+        packaged_translations['translations'].push({
+          'locale': locale,
+          'value': value
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Locate field description translations.
+    let field_description_prefix = 'field_description_translation-';
+    $("input[id^='" + field_description_prefix + "']").each(function (idx, input) {
+      let locale = window.lodash.split($(input).attr('id'), '-')[1];
+      let value = $(input).val();
+      if (locale && value) {
+        packaged_translations['description_translations'].push({
+          'locale': locale,
+          'value': value
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
+    return packaged_translations;
+  }
+
+  function package_custom_field_option_translations() {
+    let packaged_translations = [];
+
+    $('.sortable-field-options').find('tr.ui-sortable-handle').each(function (idx, tr) {
+      let translations = {
+        'option_key': '',
+        'option_translations': [],
+        'option_description_translations': []
+      };
+
+      // Determine option key.
+      let option_key = $(tr).find('.sortable-field-options-key').text().trim();
+      if (option_key) {
+        translations['option_key'] = option_key;
+
+        // Locate option key translations.
+        let option_key_prefix = 'field_option_' + option_key + '_translation-';
+        $(tr).find("input[id^='" + option_key_prefix + "']").each(function (okt_idx, okt_input) {
+          let locale = window.lodash.split($(okt_input).attr('id'), '-')[1];
+          let value = $(okt_input).val();
+          if (locale && value) {
+            translations['option_translations'].push({
+              'locale': locale,
+              'value': $(okt_input).val()
+            });
+          }
+        });
+
+        // Locate option key description translations.
+        let option_key_description_prefix = 'option_description_' + option_key + '_translation-';
+        $(tr).find("input[id^='" + option_key_description_prefix + "']").each(function (okdt_idx, okdt_input) {
+          let locale = window.lodash.split($(okdt_input).attr('id'), '-')[1];
+          let value = $(okdt_input).val();
+          if (locale && value) {
+            translations['option_description_translations'].push({
+              'locale': locale,
+              'value': $(okdt_input).val()
+            });
+          }
+        });
+
+        // Package recent translations.
+        packaged_translations.push(translations);
+      }
+    });
+
+    return packaged_translations;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Alternative Save Flow - [END]
+   */
+
+
 })
diff --git a/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/admin-endpoints.php b/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/admin-endpoints.php
index b720b5a250..2815849f44 100644
--- a/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/admin-endpoints.php
+++ b/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/admin-endpoints.php
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ public function add_api_routes(){
                 },
             ]
         );
+        register_rest_route(
+            $this->namespace, '/scripts/update_custom_field_translations', [
+                'methods'  => 'POST',
+                'callback' => [ $this, 'update_custom_field_translations' ],
+                'permission_callback' => function(){
+                    return current_user_can( 'manage_dt' );
+                },
+            ]
+        );
     }
 
     public function reset_count_field( WP_REST_Request $request ){
@@ -61,6 +70,83 @@ public function reset_count_field_progress( WP_REST_Request $request ){
         }
     }
 
+    public function update_custom_field_translations( WP_REST_Request $request ){
+        $params = $request->get_params();
+        if ( isset( $params['post_type'], $params['field_id'], $params['field_type'], $params['translations'] ) ){
+            $post_type = $params['post_type'];
+            $field_id = $params['field_id'];
+            $field_type = $params['field_type'];
+            $translations = $params['translations'];
+            $option_translations = $params['option_translations'] ?? [];
+
+            // Fetch existing field customizations and if needed, create relevant spaces!
+            $field_customizations = dt_get_option( 'dt_field_customizations' );
+            if ( !isset( $field_customizations[$post_type][$field_id] ) ){
+                $field_customizations[$post_type][$field_id] = [];
+            }
+            $custom_field = $field_customizations[$post_type][$field_id];
+
+            // Capture available field name translations.
+            $custom_field['translations'] = [];
+            foreach ( $translations['translations'] ?? [] as $translation ){
+                if ( !empty( $translation['locale'] ) && !empty( $translation['value'] ) ){
+                    $custom_field['translations'][$translation['locale']] = $translation['value'];
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Capture available field description translations.
+            $custom_field['description_translations'] = [];
+            foreach ( $translations['description_translations'] ?? [] as $translation ){
+                if ( !empty( $translation['locale'] ) && !empty( $translation['value'] ) ){
+                    $custom_field['description_translations'][$translation['locale']] = $translation['value'];
+                }
+            }
+
+            // If required, update custom field default options.
+            if ( in_array( $field_type, [ 'key_select', 'multi_select', 'link' ] ) ){
+                $defaults = [];
+                foreach ( $option_translations as $option ){
+                    $option_key = $option['option_key'];
+
+                    if ( !empty( $option_key ) ){
+                        $defaults[$option_key] = [];
+                        $defaults[$option_key]['translations'] = [];
+                        $defaults[$option_key]['description_translations'] = [];
+
+                        // Capture option translations.
+                        foreach ( $option['option_translations'] ?? [] as $option_translation ){
+                            if ( !empty( $option_translation['locale'] ) && !empty( $option_translation['value'] ) ){
+                                $defaults[$option_key]['translations'][$option_translation['locale']] = $option_translation['value'];
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        // Capture option description translations.
+                        foreach ( $option['option_description_translations'] ?? [] as $option_description_translations ){
+                            if ( !empty( $option_description_translations['locale'] ) && !empty( $option_description_translations['value'] ) ){
+                                $defaults[$option_key]['description_translations'][$option_description_translations['locale']] = $option_description_translations['value'];
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                $custom_field['default'] = $defaults;
+            }
+
+            // Persist updated custom field option translations.
+            $field_customizations[$post_type][$field_id] = $custom_field;
+            update_option( 'dt_field_customizations', $field_customizations );
+
+            // For completeness, return updated shape!
+            return [
+                'translations' => $custom_field['translations'] ?? [],
+                'description_translations' => $custom_field['description_translations'] ?? [],
+                'defaults' => $custom_field['default'] ?? []
+            ];
+
+        } else {
+            return new WP_Error( __FILE__, 'Missing required parameters.' );
+        }
+    }
+
 }
 
 use WP_Queue\Job;
diff --git a/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-fields.php b/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-fields.php
index eeebb5d345..e454c83b75 100644
--- a/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-fields.php
+++ b/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-fields.php
@@ -597,7 +597,8 @@ private function edit_field( $field_key, $post_type ){
 
                         <!--Custom Name Translations-->
                         <button class='button small expand_translations'
-                                data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>">
+                                data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>"
+                                data-source="fields">
                             <?php
                             $number_of_translations = 0;
                             foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ){
@@ -609,7 +610,7 @@ private function edit_field( $field_key, $post_type ){
                             <img style="height: 15px; vertical-align: middle"
                                  src="<?php echo esc_html( get_template_directory_uri() . '/dt-assets/images/languages.svg' ); ?>">
                             Custom Name Translations
-                            (<?php echo esc_html( $number_of_translations ); ?>)
+                            (<span id="custom_name_translation_count"><?php echo esc_html( $number_of_translations ); ?></span>)
                         </button>
                         <div class='translation_container hide'>
                             <table>
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ private function edit_field( $field_key, $post_type ){
                                                 for="field_key_<?php echo esc_html( $field_key ) ?>_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] ) ?>"><?php echo esc_html( $val['native_name'] ) ?></label>
                                         </td>
                                         <td><input
-                                                name="field_key_<?php echo esc_html( $field_key ) ?>_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] ) ?>"
+                                                id="field_key_<?php echo esc_html( $field_key ) ?>_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] ) ?>"
                                                 type="text"
                                                 value="<?php echo esc_html( $field['translations'][$val['language']] ?? '' ); ?>"/>
                                         </td>
@@ -669,7 +670,8 @@ private function edit_field( $field_key, $post_type ){
                     <td style="display: flex">
                         <textarea style="flex-grow: 1" type="text" name="field_description" value="<?php echo esc_html( $field['description'] ?? '' )?>"></textarea>
                         <button class='button small expand_translations'
-                                data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>">
+                                data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>"
+                                data-source="fields">
                             <?php
                             $number_of_translations = 0;
                             foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ){
@@ -681,7 +683,7 @@ private function edit_field( $field_key, $post_type ){
                             <img style="height: 15px; vertical-align: middle"
                                  src="<?php echo esc_html( get_template_directory_uri() . '/dt-assets/images/languages.svg' ); ?>">
                             Description Translations
-                            (<?php echo esc_html( $number_of_translations ); ?>)
+                            (<span id="custom_description_translation_count"><?php echo esc_html( $number_of_translations ); ?></span>)
                         </button>
                         <div class="translation_container hide">
                             <table>
@@ -691,7 +693,7 @@ private function edit_field( $field_key, $post_type ){
                                                 for="field_description_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] ) ?>"><?php echo esc_html( $val['native_name'] ) ?></label>
                                         </td>
                                         <td><input
-                                                name="field_description_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] ) ?>"
+                                                id="field_description_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] ) ?>"
                                                 type="text"
                                                 value="<?php echo esc_html( $field['description_translations'][$val['language']] ?? '' ); ?>"/>
                                         </td>
@@ -739,7 +741,7 @@ private function edit_field( $field_key, $post_type ){
                 </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <th>
-                        <button type="submit" name="save" class="button"><?php esc_html_e( 'Save', 'disciple_tools' ) ?></button>
+                        <button type="submit" name="save" class="button dt-custom-fields-save-button" data-post_type="<?php echo esc_attr( $post_type )?>" data-field_id="<?php echo esc_attr( $field_key )?>" data-field_type="<?php echo esc_attr( $field['type'] )?>" data-form_id="<?php echo esc_attr( $form_name )?>"><?php esc_html_e( 'Save', 'disciple_tools' ) ?></button>
                     </th>
                     <td>
                     <?php
@@ -811,7 +813,7 @@ private function edit_field( $field_key, $post_type ){
             </table>
 
             <br>
-            <button type="submit" class="button"><?php esc_html_e( 'Save', 'disciple_tools' ) ?></button>
+            <button type="submit" class="button dt-custom-fields-save-button" data-post_type="<?php echo esc_attr( $post_type )?>" data-field_id="<?php echo esc_attr( $field_key )?>" data-field_type="<?php echo esc_attr( $field['type'] )?>" data-form_id="<?php echo esc_attr( $form_name )?>"><?php esc_html_e( 'Save', 'disciple_tools' ) ?></button>
 
         <?php endif; ?>
 
@@ -934,7 +936,9 @@ class="color-display-picker" data-alpha-enabled="true"
                                 </td>
                             <?php endif; ?>
                             <td>
-                                <button class="button small expand_translations" data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>">
+                                <button class="button small expand_translations"
+                                        data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>"
+                                        data-source="fields">
                                     <?php
                                     $number_of_translations = 0;
                                     foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ){
@@ -944,14 +948,14 @@ class="color-display-picker" data-alpha-enabled="true"
                                     }
                                     ?>
                                     <img style="height: 15px; vertical-align: middle" src="<?php echo esc_html( get_template_directory_uri() . '/dt-assets/images/languages.svg' ); ?>">
-                                    (<?php echo esc_html( $number_of_translations ); ?>)
+                                    (<span id="option_name_translation_count"><?php echo esc_html( $number_of_translations ); ?></span>)
                                 </button>
                                 <div class="translation_container hide">
                                     <table>
                                         <?php foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ) : ?>
                                             <tr>
                                                 <td><label for="field_option_<?php echo esc_html( $key )?>_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] )?>"><?php echo esc_html( $val['native_name'] )?></label></td>
-                                                <td><input name="field_option_<?php echo esc_html( $key )?>_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] )?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_html( $field['default'][$key]['translations'][$val['language']] ?? '' );?>"/></td>
+                                                <td><input id="field_option_<?php echo esc_html( $key )?>_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] )?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_html( $field['default'][$key]['translations'][$val['language']] ?? '' );?>"/></td>
                                             </tr>
                                         <?php endforeach; ?>
                                     </table>
@@ -968,7 +972,9 @@ class="color-display-picker" data-alpha-enabled="true"
                                 <input name="option_description_<?php echo esc_html( $key )?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_html( $description ) ?>">
                             </td>
                             <td>
-                                <button class="button small expand_translations" data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>">
+                                <button class="button small expand_translations"
+                                        data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>"
+                                        data-source="fields">
                                     <?php
                                     $number_of_translations = 0;
                                     foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ){
@@ -978,14 +984,14 @@ class="color-display-picker" data-alpha-enabled="true"
                                     }
                                     ?>
                                     <img style="height: 15px; vertical-align: middle" src="<?php echo esc_html( get_template_directory_uri() . '/dt-assets/images/languages.svg' ); ?>">
-                                    (<?php echo esc_html( $number_of_translations ); ?>)
+                                    (<span id="option_description_translation_count"><?php echo esc_html( $number_of_translations ); ?></span>)
                                 </button>
                                 <div class="translation_container hide">
                                     <table>
                                         <?php foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ) : ?>
                                             <tr>
                                                 <td><label for="option_description_<?php echo esc_html( $key )?>_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] )?>"><?php echo esc_html( $val['native_name'] )?></label></td>
-                                                <td><input name="option_description_<?php echo esc_html( $key )?>_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] )?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_html( $field['default'][$key]['description_translations'][$val['language']] ?? '' );?>"/></td>
+                                                <td><input id="option_description_<?php echo esc_html( $key )?>_translation-<?php echo esc_html( $val['language'] )?>" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_html( $field['default'][$key]['description_translations'][$val['language']] ?? '' );?>"/></td>
                                             </tr>
                                         <?php endforeach; ?>
                                     </table>
@@ -1016,7 +1022,7 @@ class="color-display-picker" data-alpha-enabled="true"
                    value="[]"/>
 
             <br>
-            <button type="submit" class="button"><?php esc_html_e( 'Save', 'disciple_tools' ) ?></button>
+            <button type="submit" class="button dt-custom-fields-save-button" data-post_type="<?php echo esc_attr( $post_type )?>" data-field_id="<?php echo esc_attr( $field_key )?>" data-field_type="<?php echo esc_attr( $field['type'] )?>" data-form_id="<?php echo esc_attr( $form_name )?>"><?php esc_html_e( 'Save', 'disciple_tools' ) ?></button>
 
         <?php } ?>
         </form>
@@ -1026,9 +1032,10 @@ class="color-display-picker" data-alpha-enabled="true"
         /**
          * Visibility controls
          */
+        $field_extras_form_name = 'field_extras_form';
         ?>
         <?php if ( isset( $post_fields['type']['default'] ) ) : ?>
-            <form method="post" name="field_extras_form">
+            <form method="post" name="<?php echo esc_attr( $field_extras_form_name )?>" id="<?php echo esc_attr( $field_extras_form_name )?>">
             <input type="hidden" name="field_key" value="<?php echo esc_html( $field_key )?>">
             <input type="hidden" name="post_type" value="<?php echo esc_html( $post_type )?>">
             <input type="hidden" name="field-select" value="<?php echo esc_html( $post_type . '_' . $field_key )?>">
@@ -1048,7 +1055,7 @@ class="color-display-picker" data-alpha-enabled="true"
             <?php endforeach; ?>
             <br>
             <br>
-            <button type="submit" name="save_types" class="button"><?php esc_html_e( 'Save', 'disciple_tools' ) ?></button>
+            <button type="submit" name="save_types" class="button dt-custom-fields-save-button" data-post_type="<?php echo esc_attr( $post_type )?>" data-field_id="<?php echo esc_attr( $field_key )?>" data-field_type="<?php echo esc_attr( $field['type'] )?>" data-form_id="<?php echo esc_attr( $field_extras_form_name )?>"><?php esc_html_e( 'Save', 'disciple_tools' ) ?></button>
 
             <!-- create record form -->
             <h3><?php echo esc_html( sprintf( __( 'Visible when creating %s', 'disciple_tools' ), strtolower( $post_settings['label_plural'] ) ) ) ?></h3>
@@ -1066,7 +1073,7 @@ class="color-display-picker" data-alpha-enabled="true"
             <?php endforeach; ?>
             <br>
             <br>
-            <button type="submit" name="save_create_form" class="button"><?php esc_html_e( 'Save', 'disciple_tools' ) ?></button>
+            <button type="submit" name="save_create_form" class="button dt-custom-fields-save-button" data-post_type="<?php echo esc_attr( $post_type )?>" data-field_id="<?php echo esc_attr( $field_key )?>" data-field_type="<?php echo esc_attr( $field['type'] )?>" data-form_id="<?php echo esc_attr( $field_extras_form_name )?>"><?php esc_html_e( 'Save', 'disciple_tools' ) ?></button>
             </form>
         <?php endif; ?>
     <?php }
@@ -1150,17 +1157,6 @@ private function process_edit_field( $post_submission ){
             //update name
             if ( isset( $post_submission['field_key_' . $field_key] ) ){
                 $custom_field['name'] = $post_submission['field_key_' . $field_key];
-                foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ){
-                    $langcode = $val['language'];
-                    $translation_key = 'field_key_' . $field_key . '_translation-' . $langcode;
-                    if ( isset( $post_submission[$translation_key] ) ) {
-                        if ( empty( $post_submission[$translation_key] ) && isset( $custom_field['translations'][$langcode] ) ){
-                            unset( $post_submission[$translation_key] );
-                        } elseif ( !empty( $post_submission[$translation_key] ) ) {
-                            $custom_field['translations'][$langcode] = $post_submission[$translation_key];
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
             }
             if ( isset( $post_submission['delete_custom_label'], $custom_field['name'] ) ){
                 unset( $custom_field['name'] );
@@ -1181,18 +1177,6 @@ private function process_edit_field( $post_submission ){
             if ( isset( $post_submission['field_description'] ) && $post_submission['field_description'] != ( $custom_field['description'] ?? '' ) ){
                 $custom_field['description'] = $post_submission['field_description'];
             }
-            //field description translation
-            foreach ( $post_submission as $key => $val ){
-                if ( strpos( $key, 'field_description_translation' ) === 0 ){
-                    $language_code = substr( $key, strlen( 'field_description_translation-' ) );
-                    if ( ( !isset( $custom_field['description_translations'] ) || empty( $custom_field['description_translations'] ) ) && !empty( $val ) ){
-                        $custom_field['description_translations'][$language_code] = $val;
-                    }
-                    if ( empty( $val ) && isset( $custom_field['description_translations'][$language_code] ) ){
-                        unset( $custom_field['description_translations'][$language_code] );
-                    }
-                }
-            }
 
             //field tile
             if ( isset( $post_submission['tile_select'] ) ){
@@ -1222,22 +1206,13 @@ private function process_edit_field( $post_submission ){
                 }
             }
 
-            // key_select and multi_options
+            // key_select, multi_options & links
             if ( isset( $post_fields[$field_key]['default'] ) && ( $field['type'] === 'multi_select' || $field['type'] === 'key_select' || $field['type'] === 'link' ) ){
                 $field_options = $field['default'];
                 foreach ( $post_submission as $key => $val ){
                     if ( strpos( $key, 'field_option_' ) === 0 ) {
                         if ( strpos( $key, 'translation' ) !== false ) {
-                            $option_key           = substr( $key, 13, strpos( $key, 'translation' ) - 14 );
-                            $translation_langcode = substr( $key, strpos( $key, 'translation' ) + strlen( 'translation-' ) );
-                            if ( strpos( $translation_langcode, '-' ) !== false ) {
-                                $translation_langcode = substr( $translation_langcode, 3 );
-                            }
-                            if ( empty( $val ) && isset( $custom_field['default'][ $option_key ]['translations'][ $translation_langcode ] ) ) {
-                                unset( $custom_field['default'][ $option_key ]['translations'][ $translation_langcode ] );
-                            } elseif ( ! empty( $val ) ) {
-                                $custom_field['default'][ $option_key ]['translations'][ $translation_langcode ] = $val;
-                            }
+                            continue;
                         } elseif ( strpos( $key, 'icon' ) !== false ) {
                             $option_key = substr( $key, 18 );
 
@@ -1268,16 +1243,7 @@ private function process_edit_field( $post_submission ){
 
                     if ( strpos( $key, 'option_description_' ) === 0 ) {
                         if ( strpos( $key, 'translation' ) !== false ) {
-                            $option_key = substr( $key, strlen( 'option_description_' ), strpos( $key, 'translation' ) - ( strlen( 'option_description_' ) + 1 ) );
-                            $translation_langcode = substr( $key, strpos( $key, 'translation' ) + strlen( 'translation-' ) );
-                            if ( strpos( $translation_langcode, '-' ) !== false ) {
-                                $translation_langcode = substr( $translation_langcode, 3 );
-                            }
-                            if ( empty( $val ) && isset( $custom_field['default'][$option_key]['description_translations'][$translation_langcode] ) ){
-                                unset( $custom_field['default'][$option_key]['description_translations'][$translation_langcode] );
-                            } elseif ( !empty( $val ) ) {
-                                $custom_field['default'][$option_key]['description_translations'][$translation_langcode] = $val;
-                            }
+                            continue;
                         } else {
                             $option_key = substr( $key, strlen( 'option_description_' ) );
                             //if the description isn't set and the value is not empty, or if the value changed.
diff --git a/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-lists.php b/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-lists.php
index bd0d187b4a..baee73025d 100644
--- a/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-lists.php
+++ b/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-lists.php
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ public function comment_types_box() {
                             <td>
                                 <?php $langs = dt_get_available_languages(); ?>
                                 <button class="button small expand_translations"
-                                        data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>">
+                                        data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>"
+                                        data-source="lists">
                                     <?php
                                     $number_of_translations = 0;
                                     foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ) {
@@ -472,7 +473,9 @@ public function channels_box(){
                         </td>
                         <td>
                         <?php $langs = dt_get_available_languages(); ?>
-                        <button class="button small expand_translations" data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>">
+                        <button class="button small expand_translations"
+                                data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>"
+                                data-source="lists">
                             <?php
                             $number_of_translations = 0;
                             foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ){
@@ -651,7 +654,9 @@ private function languages_box(){
 
                         <td>
                             <?php $langs = dt_get_available_languages(); ?>
-                            <button class="button small expand_translations" data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>">
+                            <button class="button small expand_translations"
+                                    data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>"
+                                    data-source="lists">
                                 <?php
                                 $number_of_translations = 0;
                                 foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ){
@@ -836,7 +841,9 @@ class="quick-action-menu">
                             </td>
                             <td>
                                 <?php $langs = dt_get_available_languages(); ?>
-                                <button class="button small expand_translations" data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>">
+                                <button class="button small expand_translations"
+                                        data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>"
+                                        data-source="lists">
                                     <?php
                                     $number_of_translations = 0;
                                     foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ) {
diff --git a/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-tiles.php b/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-tiles.php
index f1a240dab2..7be5607967 100644
--- a/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-tiles.php
+++ b/dt-core/admin/menu/tabs/tab-custom-tiles.php
@@ -738,7 +738,9 @@ private function edit_tile( $tile_key, $post_type ){
                     </td>
                     <td>
                         <?php $langs = dt_get_available_languages(); ?>
-                        <button class="button small expand_translations" data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>">
+                        <button class="button small expand_translations"
+                                data-form_name="<?php echo esc_html( $form_name ) ?>"
+                                data-source="tiles">
                             <?php
                             $number_of_translations = 0;
                             foreach ( $langs as $lang => $val ){