What transfers
The original pages. You keep writing one version. LocaleReady translates that same HTML.
Migration
From a click-to-translate editor to automatic, stored translations.
Both plugins keep work on your WordPress site. LocaleReady just starts from automatic translation instead of a visual editor.
What does not
TranslatePress string tables and visual-editor history. Those stay in their own plugin until you uninstall it.
Storage
After LocaleReady runs, translations live in its tables, searchable and exportable as JSONL, CSV, or XLIFF. Disable the license later and stored pages still work.
The actual steps
Step 1
Install LocaleReady next to TranslatePress
Keep TranslatePress active. Install LocaleReady, activate the license, and connect DeepL or Google Cloud Translation.
Step 2
Match languages and URL prefixes
Turn on the same languages TranslatePress already serves. Use the same subdirectory prefixes if you want existing links to keep working.
Step 3
Rebuild the translation memory
LocaleReady does not read TranslatePress tables. Visit pages or pretranslate from Tools so new strings are stored in LocaleReady's own tables.
Step 4
Re-apply hand edits you still need
Copy the important corrections from the TranslatePress editor into LocaleReady's Translations screen. Brand terms can go on the protected-terms list instead.
Step 5
Deactivate TranslatePress
Once the pages you care about are stored, deactivate TranslatePress. Its tables stay in the database unless you uninstall; LocaleReady does not use them.
Feature-by-feature differences:LocaleReady vs TranslatePress.
Questions
Can LocaleReady import TranslatePress strings?+
Not today. Both plugins store translations on your site, but in different tables. LocaleReady translates the live page again and saves its own copy.
Will my hand edits survive?+
Only if you copy them. Automatic first-pass quality is usually close, but names, slogans, and legal lines are worth moving by hand.
What if I uninstall TranslatePress later?+
Uninstalling can drop its tables. That does not affect LocaleReady. Do not uninstall until you are sure you no longer need those old strings as a reference.
Want automatic first, editor second?
LocaleReady translates new copy as it appears. You only open the Translations screen when a line needs a human.