{"id":315,"date":"2025-12-17T12:43:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=315"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:31:00","slug":"how-do-i-change-the-language-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-change-the-language-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I change the language in WordPress?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress allows you to change both the website language and the language used in the administration panel. This can be useful if WordPress was installed in a different language or if multiple users prefer different interface languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-change-the-language-in-wordpress\/#Change_the_Website_Language\" >Change the Website Language<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-change-the-language-in-wordpress\/#Updating_Translation_Files\" >Updating Translation Files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-change-the-language-in-wordpress\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_the_Website_Language\"><\/span>Change the Website Language<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To change the default language of your WordPress installation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to the WordPress administration panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-106175629\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Settings \u2192 General<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate the <strong>Site Language<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your preferred language from the dropdown list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll to the bottom of the page and click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress will automatically download the required language files if they are available.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-145.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-145.png 319w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-145-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-145-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Change the Language for Your User Account<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress also allows each user to choose their own administration panel language independently of the website language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the website language has been changed but your dashboard is still displayed in another language:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to the WordPress administration panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Users \u2192 Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate the <strong>Language<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your preferred language from the dropdown list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Update Profile<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The administration panel will immediately switch to the selected language for your account.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-146.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-146.png 793w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-146-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-146-768x94.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-146-18x2.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why Are Some Elements Still Displayed in Another Language?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If certain parts of the website remain untranslated after changing the language settings, the cause is usually one of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The active theme does not include translations for the selected language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A plugin has not been translated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some text has been manually added by the theme developer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Translation files are outdated or incomplete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In these situations, changing the WordPress language setting alone may not translate all visible content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Updating_Translation_Files\"><\/span>Updating Translation Files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure you have the latest available translations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dashboard \u2192 Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Update Translations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">if the option is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will download the latest translation files for WordPress, themes, and plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To change the language in WordPress, navigate to <strong>Settings \u2192 General<\/strong> and select a new language under <strong>Site Language<\/strong>. If only your administration panel remains in a different language, you can change it separately through <strong>Users \u2192 Profile<\/strong>. Keep in mind that some themes and plugins may contain their own untranslated content and may not fully follow the global language settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[25,58],"manual_kb_tag":[3146,3180,3554,3622,3623,3624,3625,190,1174,2448,2461,3121],"class_list":["post-315","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-hosting","manualknowledgebasecat-web-applications-cms","manual_kb_tag-user-profiles","manual_kb_tag-change-language","manual_kb_tag-admin-dashboard","manual_kb_tag-site-language","manual_kb_tag-profile-language","manual_kb_tag-backend-language","manual_kb_tag-theme-language","manual_kb_tag-wordpress","manual_kb_tag-admin-panel","manual_kb_tag-language-settings","manual_kb_tag-theme-translation","manual_kb_tag-general-settings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4119,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/315\/revisions\/4119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=315"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}