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Last updated by spyridon-ioannisK 1 year, 9 months ago.

Assisted by: Mihai Apetrei.

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June 3, 2022 at 7:08 am #11379549

spyridon-ioannisK

Hi,

now Migrate the client's website to the main domain.

here I have registered the subdomain.

What steps should I take here for it to work properly?

Thank you!

June 3, 2022 at 9:35 am #11381581

Mihai Apetrei
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Bucharest (GMT+02:00)

Hi there!

For migrating your site, my recommendation is to use the following plugin:
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/

Documentation can be found here: hidden link

Here is a small tutorial on how to use Duplicator:
hidden link

After migration, UNregister WPML from Plugins > Add new > Commercial > UNregister WPML) then generate a 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 to your site

Kind regards,
Mihai Apetrei

June 3, 2022 at 9:41 am #11381623

spyridon-ioannisK

Thank you very much for your guidance. I have already successfully completed the transfer with this plugin. What I asked has to do with the translation and if I need to make a new entry with the basic domain name.

Old: hidden link
New: hidden link

June 3, 2022 at 9:45 am #11381641

Mihai Apetrei
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Bucharest (GMT+02:00)

Perfect.

So that means that Duplicator already replaced all your URL's to the new version.

Now, you might see a window at the top of your site where it will say that WPML detected that you migrated your site.

Select the first option and save (https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/advanced-translation-editor/using-advanced-translation-editor-when-you-move-or-use-a-copy-of-your-site/).

Mihai

June 3, 2022 at 9:50 am #11381661

spyridon-ioannisK

Yes, everything works, and translation,

No, I don't have any window like this.

June 4, 2022 at 8:44 am #11387503

Mihai Apetrei
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Europe/Bucharest (GMT+02:00)

Hi there.

That's perfect, thank you for the update.

Good luck with the project then. 🙂

Also, please mark this ticket as resolved when you can.

Mihai

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