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April 21, 2026 at 6:44 am #17982628
saraS-30	hello there. so as u can see my site still uses wordpreses free domain and i want to work on the translation of my site after that i will connect my own domain. will that be ok? also i need a help in keeping my url same when its changed to arabic translation. just want it to be like this hidden link notice the "ar" in the url
April 21, 2026 at 6:51 am #17982652
saraS-30	hello there i really prefer an live chat please. as i was able to keep same url when changing to ar before with help of human support by checking or unchecking few sitting
April 22, 2026 at 10:38 am #17987055
Paola Mendiburu WPML Supporter since 11/2020 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) Italian (Italiano ) Timezone: Europe/Madrid (GMT+02:00)	Hi there! This is Paola and I hope you are well! Yes, you can absolutely start translating your site now using the current (temporary) domain, and then connect your own domain later. When you’re ready, WPML allows you to configure a different domain or subdomain per language, like hidden link. You can follow this guide for the setup: https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-url-options/how-to-use-wpml-with-different-domains-per-language/ One important thing to keep in mind: After switching to domains/subdomains per language, you may need to update the translated content so that internal links point correctly to the new URLs.