# \#localization **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/localization/822.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Locale fi\_FI.UTF-8 creates warning](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-fi-fi-utf-8-creates-warning/413030)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-fi-fi-utf-8-creates-warning/413030 "2026-09-22T14:49:05Z")
This one is new when I entered inside web\_only.yml: root@foorumi-hel:/var/discourse# ./launcher enter web\_only x86\_64 arch detected. bash: warning: setlocale: LC\_CTYPE: cannot change locale (fi\_FI.UTF-8): No such file o… --- ## [Private category descriptions remain in English despite translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category-descriptions-remain-in-english-despite-translation/407914)
**Author:** [@m\_terenui](https://meta.discourse.org/u/m_terenui)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category-descriptions-remain-in-english-despite-translation/407914 "2026-08-07T17:59:24Z")
Hello :slight\_smile: Good evening, Hope everything is going well ! I just realized in my forum that the language localisation of private category page descriptions are not working as expected. Indeed, even if all cat… --- ## [Custom sidebar section translations break after changing the site's default locale](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-section-translations-break-after-changing-the-sites-default-locale/408327)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-section-translations-break-after-changing-the-sites-default-locale/408327 "2026-07-24T16:35:56Z")
Hello :waving\_hand: \[EDGE CASE\] There is an issue with the translation/localization feature for Custom Sidebar Sections/Links. If a custom sidebar section or link is created while the site’s default locale setting is … --- ## [Hope the AI plugin allows setting prompts in Chinese](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai/404143)
**Author:** [@bird](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai/404143 "2026-05-31T04:45:28Z")
Because, for example, summary messages, titles, and private message summaries are all currently defaulted to English. We hope the community can work on localization when there's time. Thank you! 😻 --- ## [Translate tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-ubersetzen/383057)
**Author:** [@asa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-ubersetzen/383057 "2026-03-30T15:40:57Z")
I noticed that tags are not translated, and they cannot be translated manually either. Is there a current workaround for this? --- ## [Problem with webhook page styling added](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/399120)
**Author:** [@singi2016cn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/singi2016cn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 6:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/399120 "2026-03-24T06:51:24Z")
Version: 2026.1.2 (808b2ac23d) Issue: Problems displaying configuration styles Multilingual not rendering /admin/api/web\_hooks/new The issue still exists in safe mode. /admin/api/web\_hooks/new?safe\_mode=no\_themes%2Cno\_plugins --- ## [After update, Discourse is in English although default\_locale seems et to French](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-update-discourse-is-in-english-although-default-locale-seems-et-to-french/394859)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-update-discourse-is-in-english-although-default-locale-seems-et-to-french/394859 "2026-02-01T11:50:57Z")
I just updated Discourse (for the first time! yay me!) and it seems to have worked :crossed\_fingers: except that the interface is now English instead of French. Am I missing something? Here it is: https://discourse.diabe… --- ## [Arabic Search Normalization: Missing Support for Hamza Variants, Ya/Kaf Forms,and Orthographic Equivalence](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arabic-search-normalization-missing-support-for-hamza-variants-ya-kaf-forms-and-orthographic-equivalence/384253)
**Author:** [@serkhelesheyi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/serkhelesheyi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arabic-search-normalization-missing-support-for-hamza-variants-ya-kaf-forms-and-orthographic-equivalence/384253 "2025-10-02T07:31:45Z")
Hello Discourse team, We are running a multilingual forum with significant Arabic and Persian content, and we’ve encountered a critical limitation in the search functionality related to Arabic orthographic normalization… --- ## [European Typography Rules](https://meta.discourse.org/t/european-typography-rules/382506)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 10:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/european-typography-rules/382506 "2025-09-13T10:29:11Z")
The Enable markdown typographer setting converts apostrophes and quotes to the curly ones. We have a bit different characters for these in different European countries :slight\_smile:. It would be super great if this woul… --- ## [Category permissions checkboxes do not align when localized](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-permissions-checkboxes-do-not-align-when-localized/380966)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 8:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-permissions-checkboxes-do-not-align-when-localized/380966 "2025-08-30T08:41:11Z")
When localized the headers above the checkboxes in the permissions table do not align as the texts are a bit longer than English texts. It would be better to center the checkboxes below the headers, something like th… --- ## [Development setup hangs when updating client.en.yml](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-setup-hangs-when-updating-client-en-yml/366555)
**Author:** [@elmuerte](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elmuerte)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/development-setup-hangs-when-updating-client-en-yml/366555 "2025-05-18T15:11:09Z")
I have a discourse development setup running within WSL. This works quite ok for working on plugins. But today I noticed something weird, whenever I edit the config/locales/client.en.yml file the systems hangs. I cannot… --- ## [Do discourse localization options work?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-discourse-localization-options-work/359697)
**Author:** [@Muhammed\_EKİCİ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muhammed_EK%C4%B0C%C4%B0)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-discourse-localization-options-work/359697 "2025-03-31T18:35:09Z")
I see the localization option in the Discourse admin panel, but I’m not sure if it works. What I understand from localization is that the forum shows different homepages depending on the user’s browser language. Is this … --- ## [Locale settings of app.yml](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-settings-of-app-yml/350815)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 6:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-settings-of-app-yml/350815 "2025-02-06T06:26:39Z")
Just relax, my forum is up and running. But I would like to learn. Quite many is using something like this: LANGUAGE = "en\_US.UTF-8", LC\_ALL = "en\_US.UTF-8", LANG = "en\_US.UTF-8" Wouldn’t just LC\_ALL be enough? That i… --- ## [System Emails, Notifications & Group Invites – Can I set the language they’re sent in?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-emails-notifications-group-invites-can-i-set-the-language-they-re-sent-in/350148)
**Author:** [@Sheena](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sheena)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-emails-notifications-group-invites-can-i-set-the-language-they-re-sent-in/350148 "2025-02-02T18:30:16Z")
Hi there! I have two communities within one invite-only forum, but they don’t speak each other’s language. To address this, I’ve created a separate group for each language and plan to include invite links on their respe… --- ## [How to change language of all users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-language-of-all-users/268842)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-language-of-all-users/268842 "2025-01-25T01:04:48Z")
We used a custom\_language (created from a plugin) and now I moved the overrides to default ‘es’ but I see that users stills with the old option selected and I want to clean this. How can I switch all the users language … --- ## [Set default language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-default-language/345498)
**Author:** [@Airw0lf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Airw0lf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-default-language/345498 "2025-01-21T18:17:18Z")
Team, How do I set the default language? See also screenshot: I tried it via the admin page under required and default locale. But it keeps reverting back to English-US. What am I missing? With warm regards - Wi… --- ## [Translating Admin Quick Start Guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translating-admin-quick-start-guide/347011)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translating-admin-quick-start-guide/347011 "2025-01-14T07:30:04Z")
I would like to translate this document as it would be a great help for a new forum’s admin. But it is currently not possible. --- ## [Discobot Certificate font lacks international characters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-certificate-font-lacks-international-characters/346055)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discobot-certificate-font-lacks-international-characters/346055 "2025-01-11T15:47:31Z")
The certificate’s font does not contain all the international characters, making the localized certificate ugly. --- ## [Localization/review of content into Spanish from Chile 🇨🇱](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localizacion-revision-de-contenido-al-espanol-de-chile/339194)
**Author:** [@Victoria\_sheep](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Victoria_sheep)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/localizacion-revision-de-contenido-al-espanol-de-chile/339194 "2024-11-29T19:45:50Z")
Hello everyone: I am @Victoria\_sheep and I am a native speaker of Chilean Spanish. Furthermore, I am also a professional translator of English and German. If anyone has any issues with this Spanish language variant, do… --- ## [Structuring a multilingual community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/structuring-a-multilingual-community/73225)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/structuring-a-multilingual-community/73225 "2022-01-17T18:12:46Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains different approaches to organizing a Discourse forum for a multilingual community, including pros and cons of each method. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator Disco… --- ## [Optimizing Discourse search for CJK languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimizing-discourse-search-for-cjk-languages/28741)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimizing-discourse-search-for-cjk-languages/28741 "2015-05-13T02:57:38Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to adjust Discourse settings to better accommodate Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) languages in site search. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator Discourse’s…