Note: This documentation is for Moodle 2.7. For up-to-date documentation see Language FAQ.

Language FAQ

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Where can I set the default language for the site?

Site Administration > Language > Language settings

How can I change a word or phrase used in Moodle 2.0?

  • Access Settings, Site Administration > Language > Language customization.
  • See the Language customization page for more details or a quick set of instructions

Why are my changes not saved if I edit a language pack with the Moodle language pack editor?

This could be caused by a PHP accelerator. Try switching it off (usually in php.ini).

I've set a default site language but when I log in it switches to English. Why?

By default, Moodle detects a user's language from their browser setting. This language auto-detection may be disabled so that the default site language is used instead in Administration > Language > Language settings.

How can I provide course content in more than one language?

Labels, web pages, activity descriptions etc. may be provided in more than one language using the Multi language content filter.

See also

Using Moodle forum discussions