# Variable default interface language for new users

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/variable-default-interface-language-for-new-users/33741>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [September 25, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/variable-default-interface-language-for-new-users/33741 "2015-09-25T11:38:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/variable-default-interface-language-for-new-users/33741/9 "2015-09-27T11:22:17Z")

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How about using the `Accept-Language` HTTP header when `allow_user_locale` is enabled?

If someone visits the site and isn’t logged in yet we could use the first language from the HTTP header that is also available in Discourse.

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