Reset WPML Translations While Keeping Manually Created Posts

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March 15, 2025 at 6:25 am #16819190
borutC	Background of the issue: I am using WPML for multilingual functionality on my website and have a staging site prepared in English with significant changes in design and content. I want to start translations from scratch while keeping manually created blog posts in other languages intact. Symptoms: I need to remove all previous WPML translations completely and reset WPML without affecting manually created blog posts in other languages. Questions: How can I remove all previous WPML translations completely? How can I reset WPML to start fresh with translations? How can I ensure that manually created blog posts in other languages remain intact during the reset? Are there specific WPML settings to exclude certain posts from being linked as translations while resetting everything else?

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March 15, 2025 at 6:25 am #16819190

borutC

Background of the issue:
I am using WPML for multilingual functionality on my website and have a staging site prepared in English with significant changes in design and content. I want to start translations from scratch while keeping manually created blog posts in other languages intact.

Symptoms:
I need to remove all previous WPML translations completely and reset WPML without affecting manually created blog posts in other languages.

Questions:
How can I remove all previous WPML translations completely?
How can I reset WPML to start fresh with translations?
How can I ensure that manually created blog posts in other languages remain intact during the reset?
Are there specific WPML settings to exclude certain posts from being linked as translations while resetting everything else?