Setting up your community

Choosing your community's languages

Set the default language and choose which languages members can switch to.

You choose your community's languages at the bottom of the Module Configuration page.

1. Open Module Configuration.
2. Scroll to the bottom, to Platform Infrastructure.
3. Find Language & Localisation.
4. Choose a Default language. This is the language people see first.
5. Under Available languages, tick the languages members can switch to. One language is marked "(always enabled)".
6. Press Save changes.

If you cannot see Platform Infrastructure, clear the search box at the top of the page. It is hidden while you search.

What members see

Each member can choose their own language from the ones you allow. The site's buttons and menus change to that language.

Things your community writes, such as pages, blog posts and Help Centre questions, are shown as they were written. They are not translated automatically. Write them in the language most of your members use.

Dates and numbers

How dates and numbers are written is a separate setting. Change it under Date and number format on the Admin Settings page.

This is done on the main website. The accessible site does not have this page.

More guides in this topic

• Changing your community name and contact details
• Adding your logo
• How do I switch features on and off?
• Changing how a feature works
• Adding your terms and privacy policy
• Updating a legal document
• Choosing how new people can join
• Inviting people with invite codes
• Setting up message translation

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