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This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.

Problem:

You are trying to transfer remaining WPML credits after moving your site from localhost to a staging environment and need to switch the registered website from localhost to the staging site.

Solution:

We recommend following these steps to register your site with a new key after a full site backup (mandatory):

1. Go to your account page at https://wpml.org/account/sites/
2. Delete the key for the site
3. Navigate to Plugins > Add New > Commercial tab
4. Click on "Unregister WPML from this site"
5. Refresh the page
6. Click on "Get a key for this site"
7. Copy the newly generated code
8. Return to Plugins > Add New > Commercial tab
9. Register the site with the new key

For more details, refer to the following documentation:

If this solution does not apply to your case, or if it seems outdated, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If further assistance is needed, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.

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Last updated by Bigul 3 weeks, 2 days ago.

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May 30, 2025 at 3:41 pm #17092773
May 30, 2025 at 8:19 pm #17093425

Bigul
WPML Supporter since 01/2013

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)

Hello,

Welcome to the WPML support forum. I will do my best to help you resolve the issue.

Please try the following steps to register the site with a new key after a full site backup{mandatory}, and make sure you are getting the expected result or not.

- Go to your account page (https://wpml.org/account/sites/)
- Delete the key for the site
- Go to Plugins>>Add New>>Commercial tab
- Click on "Unregister WPML from this site"
- Refresh the page
- Click on "Get a key for this site"
- Copy the newly generated code
- Visit back to Plugins>>Add New>>Commercial tab
- Register the site with the new key

Refer to the following links for more details:

https://wpml.org/documentation/automatic-translation/why-credits-may-be-missing-and-how-to-fix-it/

https://wpml.org/forums/topic/credit-problem-2/

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Thanks!

Bigul