Problem: You are finishing the translation of your main site and the Swedish version, and you need to add a Danish translation. You are concerned about whether switching between using different directories for languages and using different domains for each language will affect your translations. Solution: We assure you that you can switch between using different directories for languages and using different domains without affecting your translations. Start by using different directories while working on your Danish translations and then switch back to using different domains for each language. WPML will handle this transition smoothly, and your existing translations will remain intact. Remember to re-save your permalinks after making these changes to ensure everything updates correctly.
If this solution does not resolve your issue or seems outdated, we recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If needed, please do not hesitate to open a new support ticket at our support forum.
Problem: The client is relaunching their site to be multilingual and wants to know if they can set the greenbox.dk domain as the Danish domain and start translations even though it is not yet a parked domain. They are also concerned about whether they need to stop web hosting and park the domain before starting translations. Solution: We recommend adding your domain even now by unchecking the validate option and saving. It's crucial to ensure that the domains are set up correctly before proceeding with translations. Domains should work and open the same website content without redirecting. If the domain isn't working correctly yet, we advise against using that mode until the domains are ready. You will not be able to check translations on the frontend in this case. Meanwhile, you can use another language mode, like language per directory, and translate your website. Once the domains are ready, you can switch to the domain per language mode.
If this solution does not resolve your issue or seems outdated, please check the related known issues and confirm that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If further assistance is needed, we highly recommend opening a new support ticket or visiting the WPML support forum.
