change the URL country code

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Last updated by Marsel Nikolli 10 months, 3 weeks ago.

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May 14, 2024 at 10:01 am #15624646
Raul Pina	Hi! How can I change the url country code? It appears /pt-pt and I want /pt. How can I archive that?
May 14, 2024 at 12:25 pm #15625290
Marsel Nikolli	Hi, Thank you for contacting WPML Support, I will gladly help you. The language code "pt-pt" that you have set is the default for the Portuguese-Portugal language. To change its code to "pt", you'll need to add a custom language and set its code to "pt", please check the documentation here on how to add the custom language: https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/editing-wpmls-languages-table/#adding-your-own-languages-using-wpmls-gui Let me know if you have any questions or need further help. Kind regards, Marsel
May 14, 2024 at 8:43 pm #15627068
Raul Pina	Hello. Thanks for the response. I know that pt-pt is the portuguese language, but it doesnt look very nice or user friendly to use the URL domain.com/pt-pt. I'll check the documentation you sent
May 14, 2024 at 8:46 pm #15627071
Raul Pina	If I change the language code in the database it works?
May 15, 2024 at 7:52 am #15628097
Marsel Nikolli	Hi, You will need to create a custom language, and you shouldn't change this code inside the DB for existing languages, as it would destroy the connection between the original contents and their translations. Let me know if you have further questions, Marsel
May 15, 2024 at 8:08 am #15628164
Marsel Nikolli	If you'd want to proceed with the suggested solution and add the custom language, once the language is added if you have already created your Portuguese content (pages/posts./etc.). You will need to go to WPML -> Translation Management to duplicate them from the original PT language to your new PT language: - In the WPML -> Translation Management dashboard, make sure to switch the language to Portuguese, and select content that you want to duplicate - In "2. Select translation options" duplicate them into the new PT language After this, you can remove the old PT language in WPML -> Languages -> Site Languages -> Add / Remove Languages. * Note: Please make sure you have a full backup of your website before making any updates/changes to your website. Kind regards, Marsel

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