{"id":3363,"date":"2014-08-05T02:22:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T07:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpengine.wpengine.com\/?post_type=support&#038;p=3363"},"modified":"2025-05-12T14:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T20:56:42","slug":"language-support","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/support\/language-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a WordPress Site in Different Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each new WP Engine web hosting for WordPress\u00ae website is configured in English by default.<sup><a href=\"#legal-disclaimer\">1<\/a><\/sup> However it\u2019s possible to use another language with WordPress instead. WordPress has several resources and guides on how to accomplish this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Installing_WordPress_in_Your_Language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Installing WordPress in Your Language<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.support.wordpress.com\/language-settings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Change Your WordPress Language<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/polyglots\/teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help the WordPress Translation Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change Language Based on Preference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to display your site in different languages based on user preference you can simply use a translation plugin, otherwise you will need to use a multisite setup with a subsite for each language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best plugin option for translations is Weglot. This plugin allows for both dynamic and customizable translations, as well as SEO optimized translations so pages of different languages can rank on search engines. It\u2019s easy to install and does not require a special multisite configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/weglot\/\">Translate WP website \u2013 Weglot Translate<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/showcase\/9-best-translation-plugins-for-wordpress-websites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 9 Translation Plugins for WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some additional resources you can use to work with various plugins which provide language support:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/beginners-guide\/how-to-easily-create-a-multilingual-wordpress-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Easily Create a MultiLingual WordPress Site<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/premium.wpmudev.org\/blog\/multilingual-wordpress-site-multisite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Use Multisite to Make no-plugin MultiLingual WordPress Site<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change Language Based on Geolocation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to code different actions (like translation or different landing pages) to happen based on the geolocation of the visitor coming to your site, WP Engine offers GeoTarget as a product extension that works with our caching system. 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