Duplicate products to other languages

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

Problem:
The client needs to duplicate approximately 15,000 products to all languages on their WooCommerce site but finds the translation management page limiting as it only allows duplicating 100 products at a time.
Solution:
We recommend using the WPML hooks

wpml_make_post_duplicates

and

wpml_admin_make_post_duplicates

for bulk duplication of products. These hooks can help automate the process. However, implementing custom code using these hooks is outside our support scope. We advise testing the hooks on a staging or sandbox site first to ensure they meet your needs. For more details on these hooks, please visit the WPML Hooks Reference page at WPML Hooks Reference.

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Last updated by zakW 4 days, 6 hours ago.

Assisted by: Lucas Vidal de Andrade.

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April 2, 2025 at 12:17 pm #16886939
zakW	Background of the issue: I have around 15000 products on my site hidden link that I need to duplicate to all the languages (5, including the default one). I am looking for a bulk way of doing this that doesn't require selecting them from the translations management page, as this only allows me to do 100 at a time and is not the fastest method. I am considering using a cron job or a function to speed up the process. Symptoms: The translations management page only allows duplicating 100 products at a time, which is not efficient for my needs. Questions: Is there a way to duplicate 15000 products to all languages in bulk without using the translations management page? Can I use a cron job or a function to speed up the product duplication process?
April 2, 2025 at 2:53 pm #16887679
Lucas Vidal de Andrade Supporter Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português ) Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)	Hey there, I confirmed with our devs. The hooks I shared are precisely to create duplicates of posts, including products. As I said, the creation of code is outside the scope of our support. Let me know if you have any question about the hooks.
April 7, 2025 at 12:09 pm #16904153
zakW	Hi Lucas, Thank you for confirming this. I will be running some test today and if I require any assistance with the hooks I will ask here. Once I have success with the duplications of the products I will mark this as resolved Thanks
April 8, 2025 at 7:44 am #16907232
zakW	Hi Lucas, Using the hook definitely works. I hope that this is implemented to the core of WPML and maybe use a cron job to help with a large volume of products. Makes more sense from an improving functionality point of view. Thank you for the help with this issue.