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Problem:
The client is working on a site under development and wants to understand how WPML works with a multisite setup. They are particularly interested in whether all features of WPML available in a single site setup are also available in a multisite environment, including options for translating or duplicating content, taxonomies, and attributes.
Solution:
We recommend checking our documentation on multisite support, which provides detailed information about using WPML in a multisite setup. Specifically, you might find the section on automatic translation useful. It explains how you can save translation credits when you have the same content across multiple subsites. Here is the link to the documentation: WPML Multisite Support.

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Last updated by Bruno Kos 2 months, 1 week ago.

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December 2, 2024 at 2:09 pm #16466636

angeloL-10

Background of the issue:
I am working on a site under development and want to understand how WPML works with a multisite setup.

Symptoms:
N/A

Questions:
Will all of the features of WPML with a single site be available using Multisite?
Are there the same options to translate or duplicate contents, taxonomies, and attributes?

December 2, 2024 at 2:59 pm #16466944

Dražen
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+01:00)

Hello,

Thanks for contacting us.

While you wait for my colleague to take over the ticket, let me try to help you with the issue quickly.

Yes, WPML will work in same way with multisite, you install WPML and each subsite works as independent website.

Let us know if any other questions.

Regards,
Drazen

December 10, 2024 at 11:55 am #16498033

angeloL-10

What does "each subsite works as independent website" actually mean?
Will I have access to all of those usual sync functions and automatic translations that WPML provides?
Or in that case, being them independent subsites I will loose them and be forced to provide manual translation for each website?

Thanks

December 11, 2024 at 12:07 pm #16503268

Bruno Kos
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) French (Français )

Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+01:00)

Can you check this?
https://wpml.org/documentation/support/multisite-support/

Note the section "How Can I Use Automatic Translation On Multisites?" in particular - it explains how you can save credits if you have the same content across multiple subsites.