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Problem:
The client is preparing to change their website's URL from a development site to a production site and is concerned about whether they need to retranslate the content or obtain a new site key.
Solution:
If you're preparing to change your website's URL, you don't need to retranslate any content as all existing translations will remain intact. However, you will need to register your site again with the new URL to continue receiving updates. Here are the steps we recommend:
1. Navigate to Plugins → Add New and select the Commercial tab. Then, click Unregister WPML from this site.
2. After the page loads, click on Register WPML. You will see a prompt to enter the site key. Select Get a key for this site.
3. In your WPML account, follow the site key wizard and set it to Production site.
4. Copy the new key and paste it in the Commercial tab. Afterwards, you can delete the old site key from your WPML account.

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Last updated by activalaiss 4 days, 16 hours ago.

Assisted by: Andrey.

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July 16, 2025 at 4:23 pm #17243036

activalaiss

- My website (New.verbier-ride.com) is a site which is under construction. Once we are done with the preparations, we will be switching to verbier-ride.com
Do I need to make a new key & translate again once we change the URL?

Thanks

July 16, 2025 at 4:38 pm #17243056

Andrey
WPML Supporter since 06/2013

Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский )

Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+03:00)

You don’t need to retranslate anything. All existing translations will remain intact and continue to display correctly on your site. However, you’ll need to register the site again using the new URL to ensure you continue receiving automatic updates.

Here is an outline of the steps:

1. Go to Plugins → Add New and click the Commercial tab. Click Unregister WPML from this site.

2. Once the page loads, click on Register WPML. A message asking you to enter the site key will appear. Click on Get a key for this site.

3. In your WPML account, complete the site key wizard and set it to Production site.

4. Copy your new key and paste it in the Commercial tab. When done, you can delete your old site key in the WPML account.

July 17, 2025 at 1:41 pm #17246318

activalaiss

Thanks!