I thought it would be helpful to create a topic for translators, for anyone managing Discourse in a non-English locale, and for English users too - since special defaults can apply to English as well - to discuss locale_default values for site settings.
locale_default is a feature that allows site settings to have different default values depending on the site’s default locale. This helps site administrators by providing defaults based on the language, matching the needs of their community.
It can also be useful for admins managing a multilingual forum. When a setting has a suggested value for a particular language, admins can choose to apply it - using a different value than the standard default for the main site language. For example, an admin might allow shorter search terms so that Chinese users can find their topics more easily.
This post provides an overview of settings where the default value has been overridden for certain locales, and aims to raise awareness that this feature exists. I hope it can also spark a discussion about new settings that might benefit from locale-specific defaults, and about settings where more languages would benefit from a different default.
allowed_unicode_username_characters
Description: Regular expression to allow only some Unicode characters within usernames. ASCII letters and numbers will always be allowed and don’t need to be included in the allowlist
Default: ``
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| cs | [ěščřžýáíéóůúďťňĚŠČŘŽÝÁÍÉÓŮÚĎŤŇ] |
| de | [äöüßÄÖÜẞ] |
| fi | [åäöÅÄÖ] |
| ja | [\p{Han}\p{Katakana}\p{Hiragana}ー] |
| ko | \p{Hangul} |
| zh_CN | \p{Han} |
| zh_TW | \p{Han} |
min_post_length
Description: Minimum allowed post length in characters (excluding personal messages)
Default: 20
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 8 |
| zh_CN | 8 |
| zh_TW | 8 |
min_first_post_length
Description: Minimum allowed first post (topic body) length (excluding personal messages)
Default: 20
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 8 |
| zh_CN | 8 |
| zh_TW | 8 |
min_personal_message_post_length
Description: Minimum allowed post length in characters for messages (both first post and replies)
Default: 10
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 3 |
| zh_CN | 3 |
| zh_TW | 3 |
body_min_entropy
Description: The minimum entropy (unique characters, non-english count for more) required for a post body.
Default: 7
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 3 |
| zh_CN | 3 |
| zh_TW | 3 |
min_topic_title_length
Description: Minimum allowed topic title length in characters
Default: 15
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 6 |
| zh_CN | 6 |
| zh_TW | 6 |
title_min_entropy
Description: The minimum entropy (unique characters, non-english count for more) required for a topic title.
Default: 10
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 3 |
| zh_CN | 3 |
| zh_TW | 3 |
allow_uppercase_posts
Description: Allow all caps in a topic title or a post body.
Default: False
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | True |
title_prettify
Description: Prevent common title typos and errors, including all caps, lowercase first character, multiple ! and ?, extra . at end, etc.
Default: True
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | False |
| zh_CN | False |
| zh_TW | False |
title_remove_extraneous_space
Description: Remove leading whitespaces in front of the end punctuation.
Default: False
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| en | True |
| en_GB | True |
min_title_similar_length
Description: The minimum length of a title before it will be checked for similar topics.
Default: 10
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 4 |
| zh_CN | 4 |
| zh_TW | 4 |
markdown_typographer_quotation_marks
Description: List of double and single quotes replacement pairs
Default: “\|”\|‘\|’
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| de | „|“|‚|‘ |
| fr | «\xA0|\xA0»|‹\xA0|\xA0› |
title_max_word_length
Description: The maximum allowed word length, in characters, in a topic title.
Default: 30
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 50 |
| ko | 50 |
| zh_CN | 50 |
| zh_TW | 50 |
post_excerpt_maxlength
Description: Maximum length of a post excerpt / summary.
Default: 300
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 120 |
| zh_CN | 120 |
| zh_TW | 120 |
topic_excerpt_maxlength
Description: Maximum length of a topic excerpt / summary, generated from the first post in a topic.
Default: 220
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 120 |
| zh_CN | 120 |
| zh_TW | 120 |
emoji_autocomplete_min_chars
Description: Minimum number of characters required to trigger autocomplete emoji popup
Default: 0
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| fr | 1 |
enable_inline_emoji_translation
Description: Enables translation for inline emojis (without any space or punctuation before)
Default: False
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| zh_CN | True |
| zh_TW | True |
| ja | True |
| ko | True |
digest_min_excerpt_length
Description: Minimum post excerpt in the email summary, in characters.
Default: 100
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 50 |
| zh_CN | 50 |
| zh_TW | 50 |
post_onebox_maxlength
Description: Maximum length of a oneboxed Discourse post in characters.
Default: 500
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 200 |
| zh_CN | 200 |
| zh_TW | 200 |
min_search_term_length
Description: Minimum valid search term length in characters
Default: 3
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| zh_CN | 1 |
| zh_TW | 1 |
| ko | 1 |
| ja | 1 |
search_ignore_accents
Description: Accent marks in search queries are disregarded if this setting is enabled, allowing users to find results even if they don’t input the correct accents.
Default: False
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ar | True |
| ca | True |
| cs | True |
| el | True |
| es | True |
| fa_IR | True |
| fr | True |
| hu | True |
| pt | True |
| pt_BR | True |
| ro | True |
| sk | True |
| tr_TR | True |
slug_generation_method
Description: Choose a slug generation method. ‘encoded’ will generate percent encoding string. ‘none’ will disable slug at all.
Default: ascii
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | none |
| zh_CN | none |
| zh_TW | none |
read_time_word_count
Description: Word count per minute for calculating estimated reading time.
Default: 500
Locale overrides
| Locale | Value |
|---|---|
| ja | 350 |
| zh_CN | 350 |
| zh_TW | 350 |