robertP-84

Problem:
You have multiple standalone websites, each in a different language, with about 1000 products on each site. You want to use WPML to manage hreflang linking semi-automatically but need to connect the existing pages manually without needing translations or duplications.
Solution:
If your content in the original and translated languages is on the same site, you can manually link them by following the steps described in this FAQ: https://wpml.org/faq/how-to-link-already-translated-pages/.
However, if the sites are different WordPress installations, WPML cannot be used as it only functions when the content is on the same site.

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