General Settings -> Languages

Same as in single WordPress, but don’t define the language in wp-config if you want english to be the default. <just grab the language packs toss ’em in the folder and you’re good to go.

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/WordPress_in_Your_Language

Hi Andrea!

That page is so confusing. I want to install French but can’t figure it out. Language Pack? It’s not so straight forward.

And it seems like it depends on which version of WordPress I’m running as well?

Is it problematic to install an older version of a language file into WordPress?

also, when you say language pack, do you mean just download the entire WordPress under the appropriate language, and just extract the /wp-content/languages/*.* into my current installation.

Ah, yes. It seems as though what people do is they package the entire wordpress installation with extra language files in /wp-content/languages/

The wordpress installation was older than my own, but so far they appear to work. While very easy to do, it is a little combersome. For example, I don’t speak Spanish or French, so trying to figure out what to download was a little annoying.

No, you don’t download a whole new wordpress install in that language. I know it’s hard to find when you’ve never done it before, but there are .po and .mo files you need. you put THEM in the /wp-cntent/languages/ folder. Then they magically show up.

https://wpmututorials.com/how-to/localization/