WordPress: change language to German - how it works
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We explain how you can switch any language completely to German in WordPress.
Change language to German under WordPress
If you have not downloaded and installed the "WordPress-DE" edition, the front of your weblog and the dashboard are set to English or another language.
- While it used to be quite cumbersome and time-consuming to switch Wordpress to German, with the latest version of Wordpress this is child's play.
- You no longer have to make any changes in the WordPress configuration file "wp-config.php".
- In the dashboard you can now easily set the language under "Settings -> General".
- If you select the German language under "Language of the page", the WPLANG value in the database will be changed automatically. You had to change this manually in previous versions.
As soon as you have changed the language of WordPress, you should adapt the functionality of your weblog to your needs. We will show you in another practical tip how to install plugins in WordPress.