Title: Default language detection problem
Last modified: February 25, 2021

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# Default language detection problem

 *  [Planet Ayurveda Nederland](https://wordpress.org/support/users/planetayurveda/)
 * (@planetayurveda)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbouey/)
 * (@sbouey)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-language-detection-problem/#post-14104993)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/planetayurveda/)
 * (@planetayurveda)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-language-detection-problem/#post-14106620)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbouey/)
 * (@sbouey)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-language-detection-problem/#post-14107141)
 * 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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 * Last reply from: [sbouey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbouey/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-language-detection-problem/#post-14107141)
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