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Last updated by gijsd 3 weeks, 1 day ago.

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March 6, 2025 at 1:42 pm #16783690

gijsd

Background of the issue:
I am trying to set up WPML on our staging server for a WooCommerce webshop and then release it to the production server once everything is good. However, I am concerned about how to handle translations because moving the staging database to production would overwrite current client/order data, which is undesirable.

Symptoms:
There is no specific issue or error message mentioned, but there is a concern about overwriting client/order data when moving translations from staging to production.

Questions:
How would you arrange installation on staging/production websites?
Is it possible to arrange a short online meeting to discuss the general setup of integration WPML into an existing WooCommerce webshop?

March 6, 2025 at 2:54 pm #16784154

Andreas W.
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Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch )

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Hello,

In this case, I would suggest not migrating the site and instead using our add-on "WPML Export & Import" to migrate your content (incl. translations).

Please read this guide and let us know if you do have further questions:
https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/wpml-export-and-import/

Best regards
Andreas

March 10, 2025 at 8:35 am #16794865

gijsd

Thank you Andreas, we will look in to the plugin!