What transfers
The original pages. You keep writing one version. LocalePro translates that same HTML.
Migration
From a click-to-translate editor to automatic, stored translations.
Both plugins keep work on your WordPress site. LocalePro just starts from automatic translation instead of a visual editor.
What does not
Edits that only live inside TranslatePress. Those stay there until you copy the ones you still need.
Storage
After LocalePro runs, translations live in WordPress, where you can search them, edit them, or export a file. If you cancel, those pages still work.
The actual steps
Step 1
Install LocalePro next to TranslatePress
Keep TranslatePress on. Install LocalePro, add your key, and connect DeepL or Google.
Step 2
Match the languages and the addresses
Turn on the same languages TranslatePress already serves. Use the same folders, like /es/, if you want existing links to keep working.
Step 3
Let LocalePro save its own translations
LocalePro doesn't read TranslatePress's saved translations. Visit the pages, or translate the site ahead of time from Tools, so the new copies are saved.
Step 4
Move the edits you still need
Copy the important corrections from TranslatePress into LocalePro's Translations screen. Brand names can go on the “leave these as written” list instead.
Step 5
Turn TranslatePress off
Once the pages you care about are saved, deactivate TranslatePress. Its old translations stay in the database unless you uninstall. LocalePro doesn't use them.
Feature-by-feature differences:LocalePro vs TranslatePress.
Questions
Can LocalePro import TranslatePress translations?+
Not today. Both plugins save translations on your site, but not in a way we can read across. LocalePro translates the live page again and saves its own copy.
Will my hand edits survive?+
Only if you copy them. The automatic first pass is usually close, but names, slogans, and legal lines are worth moving by hand.
What if I uninstall TranslatePress later?+
Uninstalling can remove its saved translations. That doesn't affect LocalePro. Don't uninstall until you're sure you no longer need those old lines as a reference.
Want automatic first, editor second?
LocalePro translates new copy as it appears. You only open the Translations screen when a line needs a human.