Set User Account Language

If your site has more than one language enabled, authenticated users may choose which which of those languages they use to view and navigate the site. Authenticated users can select from the list of enabled languages, or Mukurtu managers can assign a user's account language when they approve their account registration.

Set your account language

1. Log in to your account. For more information about how to log in to your user account, refer to our Log In article.

2. From the Dashboard select Manage my account.

   

3. Navigate to the Language settings section of the user account page. In the Site language and Administration pages language fields, select your preferred language from the dropdown menu.

   • The Site language refers to this account's preferred language for the interface and default site language. This is also assumed to be the primary language of this account's profile information.
   • The Administration pages language field refers to this account's preferred language for admin pages, including the forms to create and edit content.

4. Select the "Save" button to save your preferences.

   

5. You will receive a confirmation message in your chosen language.

   

Assign a user account language

Mukurtu managers and administrators can assign languages to authenticated users, which can be helpful when creating accounts for community members who only might not speak one of the site's languages. Languages can be assigned when creating new user accounts or when editing user accounts. For more information on creating new user accounts, refer to Creating User Accounts. To assign a language during this process, follow the instructions below.

1. When creating a new user account, navigate to the Language Settings section of the user registration page.

2. From the Site language field, select a language from the dropdown menu.

   

3. Select the "Create new account" button to save the new user account.

   

Edit a user account language

1. To edit a user account language, select the Manage Users link from the left-hand Admin menu or from the Users section of the Dashboard.

   

2. Navigate to the user account and select the "Edit" button.

   

3. Navigate to the Language settings section and select the language you want to assign from the Site language and Administration pages language fields.

4. Select the "Save" button to save the assigned language settings.