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Problem:
The client wants to maintain the same page structure when translating URLs using WPML, specifically translating the URL /tarp-systems/eagle-retractable to French as /systemes-de-baches/eagle-retractable, while ensuring other pages under /systemes-de-baches/ use the same structure. The client is unsure whether to select 'Translate' or 'Copy from original language' for the Page URL under Translated documents options.
Solution:
We recommend selecting the 'Translate' option in WPML > Settings > Translated documents options to manually control the page slug. This allows the page slug 'eagle-retractable' to be available for translation in the WPML Translation Editor. If the client wishes to keep the same page slug 'eagle-retractable' across languages and the translation language uses encoded URLs, they should select 'Copy from original language if translation language uses encoded URLs'. Then, go to WPML > Languages > Edit languages > Select Encode URLs: Yes, for the second language. Alternatively, using the 'Auto-generate from title (default)' option will have the page slug follow the page title in the French language, which can be translated to something like /systemes-de-baches/aigle-retractable, incorporating French keywords beneficial for SEO.

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