[Waiting for user feedback] Add Hungarian language twice

Hi,

To set up WPML to manage two Hungarian-language sites on different domains and enable content duplication, follow these steps:

1. Add a custom language to represent the second Hungarian variant. Go to WPML → Languages → Edit Languages. Add a new language with:

* Name: Hungarian External or something in these lines
* Language code (for example): hu-ext (must be unique)
* Locale: hu\_HU
* Flag: same as Hungarian or custom

Refer to the documentation: http://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/editing-wpmls-languages-table/

2. Configure WPML to use a different domain for each language. Go to WPML → Languages → Language URL format. Select "A different domain per language" and assign:

* hu to klauzalhaz.hu
* hu-ext to externaldomain.hu

Ensure both domains point to the same WordPress installation and that your server is configured to handle domain mapping.

http://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-url-options/how-to-use-wpml-with-different-domains-per-language

3. To manage content duplication:

* Option A: Use WPML's fallback option to display untranslated content in the secondary language. This allows content from hu to appear under hu-ext if a translation doesn't exist.

http://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/displaying-untranslated-content-on-pages-in-secondary-languages/

* Option B: Use the wpml_admin_make_post_duplicates hook to automatically create duplicates of events when they are published. Add this code to your theme's functions.php:

This will automatically duplicate events in the hu-ext language.

http://wpml.org/wpml-hook/wpml_admin_make_post_duplicates/

Let me know if this is what you are after?

The default_locale for hu_HU is already reserved by default and is stored within wp_icl_languages where you can check other values as well. These values need to be different for different languages, there is no workaround for it.

I'm afraid there's not much I can suggest in this case, as WPML doesn't allow having two identical languages. While you can use language variants (such as en-GB and en-US), you cannot have two languages with the same default locale, language code, or hreflang value. This is by design and cannot be bypassed.

Could you please clarify which closed ticket you're referring to?

Unfortunately, there is no solution available for this, as WPML is not designed to support that functionality — it works differently by design.

As a possible workaround, you could try creating a new language using a random default locale and hreflang value during the initial setup. After that, you can manually update the values directly in the wp_icl_languages database table.

However, please note that this approach is unsupported and may lead to unexpected issues later on. Beyond this, I'm afraid there are no other workarounds or solutions I can suggest.

You can add the same language multiple times (for example, 3–4 versions of Hungarian), but each must have a unique default locale, language code, and hreflang value.

In the ticket you linked, there's no mention of this being possible—because it isn’t.

For a second Hungarian version, here are some example values you can use:

Code: hu-kult
Default locale: hu_KULT
Hreflang: hu-kult

Just make sure all three values (code, default locale, and hreflang) are unique and do not repeat those used for the original Hungarian language.