How To Configure Different Languages For Magento 2 Websites? [5 Mins]

3 Simple Steps To A Magento Store With Multiple Languages

Step 1: Download and install needed language pack

The more languages you want to have on your Magento 2 website, the more language packs you need to install.

For example, if you want to add 2 more store views for Arabic and French, you will need to find 2 correlative language packs.

It’s worth noting that there are a lot of free language packs that you can download at ease from Github.

After downloading the language pack(s), copy it to your Magento directory.

Step 2: Create a new store view for that language

On the admin panel, click on STORES, select All Stores under Settings (STORES > All Stores)

Click on the Create Store View button:

Add detailed information for the new store view, including parent store (e.g.: Main Website Store), name (e.g.: Arabic, French, Japanese…), code (e.g.: arabic), status (set to Enabled), sort order (e.g.: 0, 1, 2, 3…).

Step 3: Set a locale for that store view

Click on STORES on the admin sidebar, select Configuration under Settings (STORES > Configuration)

Select the Store View that we created on the second step:

Select a correlative Locale for the store view:

We have shown you three simple steps to add extra languages to your Magento 2 stores. If you have any issues when following this Magento 2 Multi Languages configuration guide, leave a comment below.