Title: [Plugin: Jetpack by WordPress.com] site_lang_missing
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Jetpack by WordPress.com] site_lang_missing

 *  [bjornart77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjornart77/)
 * (@bjornart77)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/)
 * I get this error message when I click the “Connect to WordPress.com” button after
   installation (and yes I have activated it).
    ** Your Jetpack has a glitch. Something
   went wrong that’s never supposed to happen. Guess you’re just lucky: site_lang_missing
   Try connecting again.
 * Error Details: The required “site_lang” parameter is missing.
 * Is there something else I need to install?
    My WordPress installation is hosted
   on a Norwegian web host, but I run the English version.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack/)

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 *  [Lee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondeville/)
 * (@diondeville)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988547)
 * I had this issue. Solved it by changing the backend language to Spanish , connecting
   Jetpack to WordPress then reverting back to English.
 * My site is a WP MS installation running in English. Always has been in English.
   I used kau-boys-backend-localisation plugin to change the language.
 *  Thread Starter [bjornart77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjornart77/)
 * (@bjornart77)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988548)
 * Thanks for the suggestion!
    Okay tried that. Didn’t work. I also did a complete
   reinstall, but this didnt work either.
 * Any other suggestion?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Tim Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmoorewp/)
 * (@tmoorewp)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988549)
 * Hi bjornart77,
 * Are you by chance using a one click installer from your host? If so, you may 
   want to consider downloading the WordPress package from WordPress.org and manually
   installing it. Then try installing Jetpack and authorizing it.
 * Also, more support tips and a contact link for Jetpack support is available at
   [http://jetpack.me/support/](http://jetpack.me/support/)
 * Thanks,
 * Tim
 *  Thread Starter [bjornart77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjornart77/)
 * (@bjornart77)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988550)
 * Tim, thanks!
 *  I installed WP manually, (or rather, upgraded to the latest version from an 
   old version).
 *  Plugin Contributor [Tim Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmoorewp/)
 * (@tmoorewp)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988551)
 * Did that get everything working for you?
 *  Thread Starter [bjornart77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjornart77/)
 * (@bjornart77)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988552)
 * No, it didn’t (sorry for my rather ambiguous sentence!).
 * I also tried to turn off the Total Cache without any result.
 * I seem to run out of options here. Will send a message to Jetpack.
 *  Thread Starter [bjornart77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjornart77/)
 * (@bjornart77)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988553)
 * By the way Tim, I read your blog that you work professionally with WP tracking
   down bugs. If you’d like, I could give you access to WP-Admin.
 * My skype is bjornart77
 *  [Lee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondeville/)
 * (@diondeville)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988554)
 * Hi Bjornat, I posted this in response to your question at my [blog](http://journalxtra.com/2011/08/jetpack-takes-wordpress-stats-fold/),
   it should help:
 * Explicitly set a language for WordPress. Browse the directory that contains all
   of files used by WordPress. Edit wp-config.php to change the bit that reads
 *     ```
       /**
        * WordPress Localized Language, defaults to English.
        *
        * Change this to localize WordPress.  A corresponding MO file for the chosen
        * language must be installed to wp-content/languages. For example, install
        * de.mo to wp-content/languages and set WPLANG to 'de' to enable German
        * language support.
        */
       define ('WPLANG', '');
       ```
   
 * Change the bottom line to
 * `define ('WPLANG', 'en');`
 * or
 * `define ('WPLANG', 'es');`
 * or to reflect whatever language files you have installed in “wp-content/languages”.
   The bit that specifies the language used by WP is ‘en’ (for English) or ‘es’ (
   Spanish).
 * If wp-content/languages doesn’t exit (which it will do because you’ve correctly
   installed Kau Boy’s Backend Localization), create it. Get your language packs
   from [http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress-i18n](http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress-i18n).
 * Now try to install Jetpack again. It’s safe to revert “define (‘WPLANG’, ‘es’);”
   back to “define (‘WPLANG’, ”);” once Jetpack is installed. Make sure it correctly
   reflects the backend language chosen for Kau Boy’s plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [bjornart77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjornart77/)
 * (@bjornart77)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988556)
 * Thanks for the tip! But this didn’t work either.
    Any other ideas?
 *  [Lee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondeville/)
 * (@diondeville)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988557)
 * I suspect you have a plugin installed that’s preventing Jetpack from properly
   detecting the language used by WP. Try temporarily disabling all plugins then
   re-enabling Jetpack before authorizing it to connect to wordpress.com. Please
   let me know the result.
 *  Thread Starter [bjornart77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjornart77/)
 * (@bjornart77)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988560)
 * Okay, I disabled all my plugins and now it worked.
 * Thanks and cheers!
 *  [Lee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondeville/)
 * (@diondeville)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-jetpack-by-wordpresscom-site_lang_missing/#post-1988561)
 * Fantastic! ‘Cause you wouldn’t have liked the next option – creating an English
   language file for it. Glad it worked.

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