Duplicating pages for scaling e-commerce

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Problem:
You are working on optimizing your pages for technical SEO and browsing/conversion optimization and need to update/re-duplicate pages while keeping the proofread translations intact.
Solution:
If you are using the WordPress Editor for creating translations, you can manage this by ensuring that the translations are not marked as duplicates. Duplicates will be overwritten if the original content is updated. To prevent this, open the translated content in the WordPress Editor and select "Translate independently" in the right sidebar. This action will allow you to update the original content without affecting the translations, as both contents will then be managed independently in each language. For more detailed guidance, visit this documentation.

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Last updated by Andreas W. 5 months ago.

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November 6, 2024 at 9:37 pm #16374767
sammeS	Background of the issue: I'm working on optimizing all my pages for technical SEO and browsing/conversion optimization. We are going to have our German site proofread by a native speaker, but I expect to update the pages afterwards in terms of layout. Texts will remain the same. We use duplicate pages for translations to ensure quick caching. Symptoms: I need to update/re-duplicate pages while keeping the proofread translations intact. Questions: Is there a way to keep the proofread translations intact while updating/re-duplicating the pages?
November 7, 2024 at 1:12 am #16374950
Andreas W. Supporter Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)	Hello, Do I understand correct, that you are using the WordPress-Editor for creating the translations? If so, then there should usually not be an issue with updating the original content, as long the translation is not longer marked as a duplicate. A duplicate will always be overwritten if the original content is updated. To disconnect a duplicate form its original content you need to open the translated content inside the WordPress Editor and click "Translate independenly" inside the right sidebar. Now you will be able to update the original content without overwriting the translations. From there on both contents are managed independently in each language. Guide: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/#:~:text=To%20start%20with%20the%20original%20design%20and%20translate,done%2C%20click%20to%20publish%20or%20update%20the%20translation. Best regards Andreas