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If you are translating content by yourself, the Advanced Translation Editor is WPML's default translation editor and recommended way of translating content. If you previously translated content using the Classic Translation Editor, we recommend that you continue editing those translations with the Classic Translation Editor. To translate content from plugins that are not compatible with WPML, you need to use manual translation.
Once a piece of content is translated with a specific method, you should stick to that method, otherwise, the translations will not remain in sync.

If needed, you can also change the main, otherwise known as default language of your site by going to WPML > Languages. When you change your site’s default language, the new default language becomes your site’s main language. It’s the first language users see when they visit your website. WPML also automatically adjusts your content and links to point to the corresponding language.

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Last updated by thorstenS-13 1 year, 10 months ago.

Assisted by: Mihai Apetrei.

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January 27, 2023 at 1:25 am #12900867

thorstenS-13

Hi,

I originally created all products and pages in English, and then translated them using WPML.

Is it correct that now when I for example want to edit text on a normal page made with gutenberg, I first have to edit the "original" English page with gutenberg, and then translate using WPML to the other languages?

I cant make the edits using Gutenberg in one of the other languages and then translate those edits to English via WPML?

Hope that makes sense.

And is it possible to change English as the "main" language, so that instead its another language?

January 30, 2023 at 9:34 am #12919601

Mihai Apetrei
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Languages: English (English )

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

Hi there.

Once a page is translated with a specific method, you should stick to that method, otherwise, things will not remain in sync.

We have multiple translation methods that can be used:

- Manual Translation (https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/)
- Classic Translation Editor (https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-the-translation-editor/)
- Advanced Translation Editor (https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/advanced-translation-editor/)

In regards to the other question, yes, the default language can be changed but it is not something that we recommend. Our recommendation is to start with the correct language from the very beginning and stick to it. If you are going to do that, please first create a full website backup.

Below are the steps to change the default language.

1. Go to WPML > Language > Site Languages

2. Click on "Change Default Language" button and Switch to the one that you want

3. Go to WP > Settings > Permalinks > Resave Permalinks.

I hope that you will find this information helpful.

Mihai