Background of the issue:
I am working on a site under development and trying to set up a copy of the site. The site URL is hidden link. I am not following any documentation.
Symptoms:
No specific issue or error message mentioned.
Questions:
How do I set up a copy of my site using WPML?
For a new/separate WordPress setup and different domain, you will always need to go here (https://wpml.org/account/sites) and generate a new site key for that new domain. While in the process of creating the key, you can also set the key as "Production" or "Development."
Here is a small tutorial on how to use Duplicator: hidden link
This plugin should also easily take care of the URL-replacing process.
After migration, register WPML in your new site and enter the new key:
Please Login to your WPML account >> go to the "Sites" page (https://wpml.org/account/sites/) >> Remove your old site/domain from there >> and add your new site >> it will give you a new key which you can add back in your site in Plugins > Add new > Commercial.
You might want to take a look at this page, too, as it contains essential information that you might need when WPML sees that the current site has been copied over a different domain. You must set that new site to "this is a copy of the main site."
I hope that you will find this information helpful.
