{"id":5832,"date":"2020-10-26T05:06:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T05:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/shopping-cart-questions\/opencart\/how-to-add-multiple-languages-in-opencart\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T07:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:09:23","slug":"how-to-add-multiple-languages-in-opencart","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/shopping-cart-questions\/opencart\/how-to-add-multiple-languages-in-opencart\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add multiple languages in OpenCart?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To display your OpenCart store in more than one language, you&#8217;ll need to install and configure a language pack. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step 1: Download a language pack. Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencart.com\/index.php?route=marketplace\/extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OpenCart Extension Directory<\/a> and search for the language you need. Make sure the version you download is compatible with your OpenCart version.<\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Upload the language files. Extract the downloaded archive, then upload the admin and catalog folders from the package to your OpenCart store&#8217;s root folder via FTP.<\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Add the language in your admin panel. Log in to your OpenCart Admin Panel and go to <strong>System<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Localisation<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Languages<\/strong>, then click <strong>Add New<\/strong>. Fill in the language details, such as name, ISO code, and locale, referring to the README file included in the language pack for the exact values.<\/li>\n<li>Step 4: Save your changes. Once saved, your new language will be available.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Set your default language. If you want the new language to be the primary one shown to visitors, go to <strong>System<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Edit<\/strong>, then select it under the <strong>Local<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once complete, your storefront will display a language selector, letting customers choose their preferred language.<\/p>\n<p>If you have other questions or inquiries, please contact our Support Agents via live chat or email us at litextension@support.litextension.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":22,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5832","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5832","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=5832"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7972,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5832\/revisions\/7972"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/22"}],"next":[{"title":"How to create a Multi-Store in OpenCart?","link":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/shopping-cart-questions\/opencart\/how-to-create-a-multi-store-in-opencart\/","href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5840"}],"prev":[{"title":"How to perform SEO Migration to OpenCart?","link":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/docs\/shopping-cart-questions\/opencart\/how-to-perform-seo-migration-to-opencart\/","href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litextension.com\/faq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=5832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}