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Problem:
The client inquired about using WPML to manage two different types of websites within a single WordPress installation: a corporate site in English and an e-commerce site in Thai.
Solution:
We explained that WPML operates within a single WordPress installation and does not support separate installations for different language versions of a site. We recommended maintaining one site and manually translating the page content and layout for each language using the WordPress editor. For detailed guidance on managing translations, we suggested checking the documentation on using different translation editors for different pages at https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/.

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Last updated by Long Nguyen 7 months, 2 weeks ago.

Assisted by: Long Nguyen.

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May 24, 2024 at 2:14 am #15665423

sharveenL

Hi,

I would like to enquire about the possibility of using WPML for different website type.
for example, the default language site, in this case English, will be a standard corporate site and the other language for example Thai will be an ecommerce site, is it possible to do this and if so would like to also know how can I do it. Thank you

May 24, 2024 at 3:16 am #15665433

Long Nguyen
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Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh (GMT+07:00)

Hi Sharveen,

Thank you for contacting WPML support, I’m happy to help you with this issue.

If I understand correctly, you want to have two different sites: site 1 is a corporate site, and site 2 is an e-commerce site.

Please note that, WPML will work on one installation WordPress site. If you use two sites (two installations), then WPML doesn't work in this case.

I suggest you use one site and translate the page manually with the WordPress editor. You will have different page content and layout per language.

Refer documentation https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/

Looking forward to your reply.
Thanks