Split: Use /en for United Kingdom. But I don't get any organic traffic

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Problem:
The client wants to use the .co.uk domain extension for the United Kingdom instead of the pre-defined language code /en/ to potentially increase organic traffic.
Solution:
We recommend setting the desired locale for the United Kingdom in WPML by navigating to WPML → Languages and clicking the Edit Languages link. If you wish to use /co-uk/ as a language code, you should add a custom language in WPML by going to WPML → Languages → Edit languages, where you can define your desired language code. For detailed instructions, please refer to our documentation on Adding your own languages using WPML's GUI.

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Last updated by Andrey 1 year, 4 months ago.

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December 5, 2023 at 10:53 pm #15003055
rodid	Also I Use /en for United Kingdom. But I don't get any organic traffic so I did some research and I see it's better to use .co-uk. Is this possible? Because this is the domain extension for United Kingdom
December 5, 2023 at 11:05 pm #15003063
Andrey Supporter Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский ) Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+03:00)	The pre-defined language code /en/ cannot be changed, but it is possible to set the desired locale for the United Kingdom in WPML → Languages and click the Edit Languages link. If you still want to have /co-uk/ as a language code, you need to add a custom language (in WPML → Languages → Edit languages) where you can define the desired language code. https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/editing-wpmls-languages-table/#adding-your-own-languages-using-wpmls-gui I hope this helps.