# Changing the language of my discourse instance after initial install

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-language-of-my-discourse-instance-after-initial-install/46901
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 6, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-language-of-my-discourse-instance-after-initial-install/46901 "2016-07-06T14:34:50Z")
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### Author: ![bedhed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bedhed/32/116075_2.png) [@bedhed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bedhed)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-language-of-my-discourse-instance-after-initial-install/46901/1 "2016-07-06T14:34:50Z")

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I’m on a pro hosted instance and it was initially installed in English. Although the interface language setting works great (and the default is to French), the text content & email templates are in English. As far as I know these are not translated depending on the user lang. So I’d like to switch them to French.

- Is there a better way than CTRL-C from the [i18n source](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tree/master/config/locales) to my discourse admin ?
- If no, I cannot to find `system_messages.usage_tips.text_body_template` in French anywhere, does it mean it does not exist ?

Thanks for your help !

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-language-of-my-discourse-instance-after-initial-install/46901/2 "2016-07-06T16:05:57Z")

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> [@bedhed](#):
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> Is there a better way than CTRL-C from the i18n source to my discourse admin ?

Unfortunately no.

> [@bedhed](#):
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> If no, I cannot to find `system_messages.usage_tips.text_body_template` in French anywhere, does it mean it does not exist ?

Seems like it hasn’t been translated yet ☹

[https://www.transifex.com/discourse/discourse-org/translate/#fr\_FR/serverenyml/13698675?key=usage\_tips](https://www.transifex.com/discourse/discourse-org/translate/#fr_FR/serverenyml/13698675?key=usage_tips)

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### Author: ![bedhed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bedhed/32/116075_2.png) [@bedhed](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bedhed)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-language-of-my-discourse-instance-after-initial-install/46901/3 "2016-07-06T16:20:24Z")

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Fair enough ! I’ll be translating it for all then, extra careful mode on 😉  
And CTRL-V it is !  
Thanks ❤

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-language-of-my-discourse-instance-after-initial-install/46901/4 "2019-02-08T14:42:19Z")

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-language-of-my-discourse-instance-after-initial-install/46901/5 "2019-03-10T14:42:29Z")

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