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Last updated by joaquimP-2 1 year, 7 months ago.

Assisted by: Eran Helzer.

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June 3, 2023 at 8:11 am #13764047

joaquimP-2

Hello wpml,

Please can you explain me how to Export and import one languaje done in a site with wpml to another site? This other site will be based in the original languaje "Spanish" to do the translations. Later once the translations will be done with ATE, I want to change the default languaje of default from Spanish to English.

I mean I want copy the languaje Spanish from web A to web B.
Can be done also in parts? I mean only the categories and later I will do the products and the rest of pages ?

thanks,
Joaquín
Candle Art

June 5, 2023 at 10:32 am #13769519

Eran Helzer
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Languages: English (English ) Hebrew (עברית )

Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (GMT+02:00)

Hi Joaqin,

To export and import content from one site to another, you need two things:
- To export your content, either manually by copying and pasting content or by using a plugin like WP All Export (https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/export-multilingual-websites-using-wp-all-export-wpml/)
- To import your content you need to use the WP All Import plugin

There is a nice detailed explanation here:
https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/wpml-all-import-plugin-website-import-with-wpml/#importing-content-in-one-language

Regarding categories or other taxonomies you want to import, the process is very similar. It is creating a file with the taxonomy terms, manually or with a plugin, and using WP All Import to import the file.
There is a detailed explanation here:
https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/wpml-all-import-plugin-website-import-with-wpml/importing-multiple-languages-with-wp-all-import-and-wpml/#step-2-create-your-taxonomies-in-wordpress

If you want to use other plugins to export/import your content, these are good options:
- https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/transfer-wpml-translations-from-one-site-to-another-with-wp-sheet-editor/
- https://wpml.org/plugin-functionality/import-export/

If you have any more questions or something was not clear, please do not hesitate to ask.