How to Change Site Language in WordPress

WordPress is the most flexible content management system. With WordPress, you can create any kind of website on the internet. You can also customize the look and feel of your site directly from the admin panel, without any technical knowledge. Even if you do not know programming, you can create a successful eCommerce store on WordPress using the WooCommerce plugin.

Similarly, In the WordPress repository, you can find a plugin to add almost any kind of functionality to your site. As it is so much flexible, it is very popular in the whole world. Web developers and webmasters use WordPress to create local websites in the local language. In WordPress, you can easily change the default language of your site. You do not have to install additional plugins in your WordPress because it allows us to change the language directly from the admin panel.

WordPress will ask you to set the site language in the first step of the installation process. However, you can also change it afterward. In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to change the site language in WordPress.

Change Site Language in WordPress

To change the site language, log in to the admin panel of your WordPress site. Now, Look for the Settings option given in the left sidebar of the admin panel. Hover over the settings option to see a sub-menu with few more options. Click on the General option from the list of options in sub-menu. See the following screenshot to better understand where to find the General settings option.

It will redirect you to a new page that will contain a form with many fields. On this page, you can update the most important settings of your WordPress site quickly. Look for the drop-down menu with the Site Language label. From the list of available languages, select the language you want to set.

Finally, click on the Save Changes button given at the end of the form to apply the changes on your WordPress site.

So, this is how you can update the site language in WordPress. If you are facing any issues while following this tutorial, please let us know in the comment section. If you are an active InterServer customer, please contact our support department to quickly solve the issue.