Set Default Community Language - HL Vanilla Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Your <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla)</strong> community’s interface can default to one of dozens of languages through our <strong>Language Settings</strong> feature.</p><p>In this article, you'll learn how to set the default language for your Vanilla community.</p><h2 data-id="set-default-language">Set default language</h2><p>1. Access the Dashboard.</p><p>2. Navigate to <strong>Settings > Technical > Language Settings</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/UO5NRDKC0PXZ/access-language-settings.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/UO5NRDKC0PXZ/access-language-settings.png" alt="access_language_settings.png" height="501" width="1086" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>3. Your current default language is indicated in the <strong>Default Language</strong> dropdown. To change it, select another language.</p><p><strong>🛑 WARNING: </strong>There's a delay when selecting a different default language, and you may need to refresh the page to notice the change.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/Y8B48EJU1WD3/select-new-language.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/Y8B48EJU1WD3/select-new-language.png" alt="select_new_language.png" height="538" width="834" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="enable-languages">Enable languages</h2><p>Only the languages that have been manually enabled are selectable in the menu. If there's a language you want to use that's not displayed in the menu, you must enable it first.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/VIGNQ34OR33C/enable-new-language.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/VIGNQ34OR33C/enable-new-language.png" alt="enable_new_language.png" height="542" width="834" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="supported-languages">Supported languages</h2><p>Click <a href="https://explore.transifex.com/vanilla/vanilla/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">here</a> to see the full list of supported languages. </p><h2 data-id="multiple-languages">Multiple languages</h2><p>If you’d like to use more than one language, check out the article below. </p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Overview You can set the default language for your Vanilla Community by visiting the ‘Language Settings’ page in your community's dashboard. You can see the full list of languages supported here. Multi Language Options If your community uses more than one language, you might consider some of our multi language options:…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/377-translating-vanilla","embedType":"link","name":"Translating Vanilla - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/377-translating-vanilla" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/377-translating-vanilla </a> </div><p><br></p> </article> </main>