Languages

The Languages settings page lets you manage which languages are available on your checkout. Customers only see the languages you have enabled — both in the language selector and in the checkout URL.

How it works

Your checkout's supported languages are shown as an ordered list. The first language in the list is the default — it is used when a customer's browser language is not among the supported languages.

When a customer visits the checkout, the system detects their browser language. If it matches one of the supported languages, the checkout loads in that language. Otherwise, the default language is used.

Managing languages

• Add a language — click the add button and choose from the available languages. The new language is added to the end of the list.
• Reorder — use the arrow buttons to change the order. The first language is always the default.
• Remove — click the remove button on any non-default language. A confirmation dialog appears since the action affects what customers see. Existing translations for the removed language are preserved — if you re-add the language later, the translations are still there.

Fallback behavior

If a field is left empty on a non-default language tab elsewhere in the dashboard, the checkout shows the default language's value for that field. This means you can add a language and gradually translate content without leaving gaps in the checkout.

For a full explanation of how language tabs work in forms, see Localization.

Effect on the checkout

• The language selector in the checkout header only shows the languages you have enabled.
• If a customer navigates to an unsupported language URL, they are automatically redirected to the default language.
• If only one language is enabled, the language selector is hidden entirely.