Language switch for multiple domains

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Problem:
The client needs to develop a multilingual website with a specific setup involving two domains and three languages. The requirement is that http://www.sftl.be should serve content in Dutch and German, while fstl.be should be in French. Additionally, the pages must be linked as translations to allow users to switch between languages and land on the correct corresponding page on the respective domain.
Solution:
We currently do not support the functionality to have multiple languages on one domain and a separate language on another domain using the WPML plugin. In the WPML > Languages > Language URL format section, you can only select one option for language URL configuration. To achieve the desired setup, custom coding would be necessary, which is beyond the support we can provide in this forum. We recommend seeking assistance from our specialized contractors at https://wpml.org/contractors/.

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Last updated by Lucas Vidal de Andrade 1 year, 2 months ago.

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February 19, 2024 at 8:48 am #15316417
robbyM-2	Hi, we've been asked to develop a multilingual website with a specific set-up. There are two domains and 3 languages in total: hidden link would be in Dutch and German and fstl.be would be in French. The problem we're facing is that the pages would have to be linked as translations so that you can switch to the right translation, for example if you were to be on hidden link and you click on the language switch to visit the Dutch site, you would have to land on hidden link and if you click on the Germane language, you would have to land on hidden link How can this be set up ?
February 19, 2024 at 3:19 pm #15319350
Lucas Vidal de Andrade WPML Supporter since 11/2023 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português ) Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)	Hello, At the moment, WPML doesn't offer this functionality. If you check WPML > Languages > Language URL format you'll see that it is only possible to use one option at a time. Unfortunately, to have 2 languages in one domain, and another in other domain is not possible. This would be achievable with custom code, but that would be outside the scope of this Forum, since it's not about a default functionality. You check our specialized contractors service: https://wpml.org/contractors/ Let me know if that answers your question.