migrate from weglot to wpml

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Problem:
The client is trying to migrate translations from Weglot to WPML but has not found any documentation on how to do this and is unsure if it is possible.
Solution:
If you're trying to migrate translations from Weglot to WPML, it's important to understand that translations in Weglot are not owned by you; they are essentially rented and accessible as long as you maintain a subscription with Weglot. Weglot has an export function, which you can find at Weglot's export documentation, but this is only available in their "Advanced" plan. Unfortunately, there is no automatic way to migrate translations to WPML since the translations are not stored in your WordPress database but in Weglot's external SaaS system. As a result, you would need to recreate the translations manually in WPML, as we do not have access to Weglot's translation data.

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Last updated by Mateus Getulio 1 year, 6 months ago.

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November 29, 2023 at 12:51 pm #14951115
Roger	Tell us what you are trying to do? i'm tryng to migrate weglot translations to wpml Is there any documentation that you are following? i didn't find it Is there a similar example that we can see? What is the link to your site?
November 29, 2023 at 4:24 pm #14954145
Marcel Supporter Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Hi, before your ticket is assigned to one of my colleagues, please allow me to walk you through some initial debugging steps. This will help speed up the support process. When you use Weglot, you don't own the translation they made. You are renting them and have access to the translation so long you pay for their subscription. It seems like they recently integrated an export function (hidden link), but it's only an active feature in the "Advanced" plan that costs 2.990€ per year. Currently, it's impossible to automatically migrate the content to WPML, as the information is not saved on your WP databases tables; it is only saved in their external SaaS system. Therefore, you must recreate everything manually, as we can't access that information. Best Regards Marcel
November 29, 2023 at 5:56 pm #14954789
Roger	OK then how i can do it manually? first copy the translate content then disable weglot and after that start again with wpml?
November 30, 2023 at 4:42 pm #14965279
Mateus Getulio Supporter Languages: English (English ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português ) Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-03:00)	Hi Roger, That's right. For a migration from Weglot to WPML, considering Weglot's external storage of translations, you may need to recreate the content manually. As my colleague explained, Weglot's translations are not stored directly in your WordPress database but in their external system. Therefore, copying the content and disabling Weglot before starting with WPML could be a suitable approach. More info: https://wpml.org/home/comparing-wpml-free-paid-alternatives/ If you encounter difficulties during this process, feel free to reach out for further assistance. Regards, Mateus.