Default language detection problem

  • Installed the plugin, but in setup the default language shown was en-US, while my site is in Dutch completely, also Dutch has been selected in the WordPress settings.

    Then there was the warning, don’t change the locale, so I couldn’t change it either.
    Tried it anyway, and ofcourse it broke my site, lots of 404’s and bad permalinks.

    I was prepared for this and made a backup, so restored the backup.

    I’ve read in a different thread this could be due to a previous translation plugin. I have tried WPML a long time ago, which completely s*cked. Have uninstalled all its plugins and cleaned/wiped/deleted a lot of database tables, but probably some more cleaning has to be done, or maybe 1 simple db edit.

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  • Plugin Author sbouey

    (@sbouey)

    Hi,

    The default language installed is en-US. Actually i don’t detect the languages files installed to add all language dynamicly.

    In your case , you have just to add the Dutch language and set it as default language.
    In falang set in the settings to not add slug for the default language.
    With this configuration the site work for default language like before.

    You can change the slug it’s used in front-end for your site url but not the locale it’s used internally and it’s depends of the language pack installed.

    I recommand to always install mutlilanguage plugin on test site before.

    The problem with other multilanguages plugin is polylang not WPML. The problem with polylang is solved when completly removed.
    I will start next week a tool for WPML migration (actually only qtranslateX)

    You can contact me and i can assist you to configure properly falang but it’s easy only the default language need to be add in your case.

    Best regards,
    Stéphane

    Thread Starter Planet Ayurveda Nederland

    (@planetayurveda)

    And can I remove the en-US language after I added Dutch and set it as default?

    Unfortunately I don’t have a test site.
    Also a lot of licensed plugins don’t run on a test site or staging site, so I would never have a good comparison.

    Will try during the night this weekend when I have no visitors.

    Plugin Author sbouey

    (@sbouey)

    yes you can delete it after the dutch is installed.
    You have to edit the language and you will see a delete button.

    In a next Falang release i will add a publish/unpublish language. so you don’t have to remove it. And you can prepare a new language before publishing it in front-end.

    You have really to try any plugin in a test site before. The site should work with the same php version. (better if it’s the same hoster too)

    Keep me informed.
    Best regards,
    Stéphane

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