{"id":30920,"date":"2023-08-04T11:21:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T08:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=30920"},"modified":"2024-02-02T09:45:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T07:45:11","slug":"set-editor-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/set-editor-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Set the Editor&#8217;s language to differ from the site&#8217;s language"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Set the Editor\u2019s Language\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ixSOPudE9Ho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes you\u2019ll need to work on a website in a non-native language. Elementor allows you to keep the editor interface in your preferred language, while you work on a site in a different language.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting the editor\u2019s language<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First you\u2019ll need to make sure both the site\u2019s languages and your preferred language are installed in the system. From the WordPress dashboard, go to the <strong>Settings&gt;General<\/strong> tab.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The <strong>Site Language <\/strong>should be set to the language of your site. Use the dropdown to select the language you would like to work in.&nbsp;<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-3.png\" alt=\"The WordPress Settings tab\" class=\"wp-image-30921\"><figcaption>Go to the WordPress&gt;Settings tab<\/figcaption><\/figure><br><\/li><li>Click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>. The language you selected will now be installed and the WordPress dashboard will appear in your selected language.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-4.png\" alt=\"The list of installed languages\" class=\"wp-image-30922\"><figcaption>Note the list of installed languages at the top of the list.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br><\/li><li>Now that you\u2019ve installed your desired language, you\u2019ll need to switch the site language back to the language of the site. Use the dropdown menu to select the site\u2019s language and click <strong>Save Settings<\/strong> (when you switch languages, buttons will appear in whatever language you chose).<\/li><li>Now that the language is installed, go to <strong>WordPress &gt; Users &gt; Profile<\/strong> and select your desired language from the <strong>Language <\/strong>dropdown (if there is more than one user profile for the site, make sure your user profile is selected).<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-5.png\" alt=\"The WordPress User Profile screen\" class=\"wp-image-30923\"><figcaption>Setting the language preference for a user.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br><\/li><li>Click <strong>Update Profile<\/strong>. The WordPress dashboard should appear in your desired language. The Elementor Editor should also appear in your selected language. If it doesn\u2019t, you may have to take the following step.<\/li><li>From the WordPress dashboard, go to <strong>Dashboard&gt;Updates<\/strong> and click <strong>Update Translations<\/strong>.<br><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-6.png\" alt=\"The update translation button\" class=\"wp-image-30924\"><figcaption>Update the translations to finish the process.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br><\/li><li>The Elementor Editor should now appear in your selected language.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Sometimes you\u2019ll need to work on a website in a non-native language. Elementor allows you to keep the editor interface in your preferred language, while you work on a site in a different language.&nbsp; Setting the editor\u2019s language First you\u2019ll need to make sure both the site\u2019s languages and your preferred language are installed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_elementor_kustomer_id":["65b0f1eb0b2dfd10710addf9"],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1435],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-getting-around-the-elementor-editor"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Set the Editor&#039;s language to differ from the site&#039;s language | Elementor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn everything about Set the Editor&#039;s language to differ from the site&#039;s language in this article from Elementor&#039;s Knowledge Base. 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