How do I change my website's default language?

Updated May 18, 2022 07:23

If you would like to build a website in a language that is not English, the Site Language feature allows you to translate certain elements into your preferred language. Simply select your preferred language and the built-in text on several widgets will be translated into your target language automatically. The widget text has been pre-translated and cannot be customized.

This feature should not be mistaken for the Multi-Language Feature which translates all text on the site using Google Translate. When Multi-Language is enabled, the default site language is set automatically, the Site Language tab will be inactive, and changes to the default language must be set via the Multi-Language feature.

To configure your site language, follow these simple steps:

Click on Settings from the left-hand menu within your Website Editor
Select Site Language

Select a language. The languages offered include:

Arabic
Dutch
English
English (UK)
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Portuguese
Polish
Spanish (Spain)
Spanish (LATAM)
Turkish

Text in the following widgets are affected by this feature:

Widget	Text translated by Site Language Feature
Blog	By (author) Post date (the date itself) Older posts Newer posts Comments / Comment Search result for … No results found for ...
RSS feed	Read more More posts
Photo gallery	View more View less Tooltips inside of images (arrows, close, ...)
Coupon	Print coupon Expired
Multi-location	Map language / Address language See all locations
Business hours	Days and dates structure
Map	Map language
Cookie notification	We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you would like to change your preferences you may do so by following the instructions here.
PayPal button	Images (Buy and Donate)
Yelp	Read more on Yelp.com
Facebook comments	All default text
Facebook like	All default text
Disqus	All default text We were unable to load Disqus. If you are a moderator, please see our troubleshooting guide.
Contact form	Captcha UI (I’m a robot)
Password protected pages	This page is password-protected Enter the password to view this page
Twitter	All default text
404 page	404 page text
Countdown	All default text

Notes: This feature only translates the texts listed above and these texts cannot be edited.

Some widgets allow you to select a widget language in the Content Editor (for example, Business Hours, Cookie Notifications). If you selected a language for the widgets, they will remain in the selected language until you change the Site Language.

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