WPML to Polylang

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Features Imports languages and WPML options (when the same options exist in Polylang) Imports posts and terms languages as well as translations (including for custom post types and custom taxonomies) Imports multilingual nav menus Imports strings translations Does not delete WPML data Important Although WPML data should not be corrupted, as Polylang data are created without deleting anything, make a database backup before proceeding. How to proceed? De-activate WPML Activate Polylang and WPML to Polylang. Do not create any language with Polylang. Go in Tools -> WPML Importer If all checks are passed, you can click on ‘Import’ De-activate WPML to Polylang (you can even delete it) Setup a language switcher either as a widget or in nav menus Check that everything is OK If something went wrong and you want to revert to WPML, you can delete Polylang using the red link in the Plugins table (You can delete all data created for Polylang by checking the relevant option in Settings > Languages> Settings > Tools before deleting Polylang) and then re-activate WPML Notes This plugin is still experimental and does not include error management. I however tested it successfully to migrate a site with about 9,000 posts and media from WPML 3.7. As everything is processed in one unique step, big sites may require to tweak the PHP memory limit and MySQL buffer size. Multisite has not been tested. Credits The banner and icon were designed by Alex Lopez