{"id":502,"date":"2018-08-03T02:58:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T02:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/shopping-cart-questions\/magento-1-2\/how-to-add-new-language-in-magento\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T02:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T02:50:21","slug":"how-to-add-new-language-in-magento","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/shopping-cart-questions\/magento-1-2\/how-to-add-new-language-in-magento\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add new language in Magento 2?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add a new language in Magento 2, install the appropriate language pack and create a separate store view for that language:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install a compatible language pack from the Commerce Marketplace or another trusted provider. This normally requires Composer and server access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Magento Admin, go to <strong>Stores > Settings > All Stores<\/strong> and select <strong>Create Store View<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/create-store-view-magento-1024x388.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/create-store-view-magento-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/create-store-view-magento-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/create-store-view-magento-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/create-store-view-magento-1536x583.png 1536w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/create-store-view-magento.png 1917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Then complete the fields as follows and click <strong>Save Store View<\/strong> when finished:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Store:<\/strong> Select the parent store where the new language will be available. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Enter the language name that customers will see, such as <em>French<\/em> or <em>German<\/em>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Code:<\/strong> Add a unique lowercase code without spaces, such as <code>french<\/code>, <code>fr<\/code>, or <code>de<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <strong>Status:<\/strong> Select <strong>Enabled<\/strong> to make the store view available. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sort Order:<\/strong> Enter a number to determine its position in the store-view selector. A lower number appears first.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Create-Spanish-Store-View.png\" alt=\"Create-Spanish-Store-View\" class=\"wp-image-5234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Create-Spanish-Store-View.png 798w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Create-Spanish-Store-View-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Create-Spanish-Store-View-768x356.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Stores > Settings > Configuration<\/strong> and select the new store view from the <strong>Scope<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open <strong>General > Locale Options<\/strong>, clear <strong>Use Website<\/strong>, select the required <strong>Locale<\/strong>, and save the configuration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Configuring-Locale.png\" alt=\"Configuring-Locale store view\" class=\"wp-image-5235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Configuring-Locale.png 798w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Configuring-Locale-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Configuring-Locale-768x438.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clear the Magento cache and deploy static content for the new locale if required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Changing the locale translates supported Magento interface text, such as buttons and labels. Product names, descriptions, categories, CMS pages, blocks, and metadata must still be translated separately for the new store view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case you have any other questions, please email us at\u00a0<strong>litextension@support.litextension.com<\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_tag":[4064,1377,1203,1270,4063],"class_list":["post-502","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_tag-add-language","doc_tag-language","doc_tag-magento","doc_tag-magento-migration","doc_tag-store-view"],"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7883,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/502\/revisions\/7883"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/20"}],"next":[{"title":"Where can I install LitExtension Connector in Magento?","link":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/shopping-cart-questions\/magento-1-2\/where-can-i-put-litextension-connector-to-magento\/","href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1044"}],"prev":[{"title":"How to upload LitExtension Connector to Magento Cloud?","link":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/shopping-cart-questions\/magento-1-2\/how-to-upload-litextension-connector-to-magento-cloud-project\/","href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}