Title: Plugin: Polylang – default language setting not available
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Plugin: Polylang – default language setting not available

 *  Resolved [justanotherwebdesigner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justanotherwebdesigner/)
 * (@justanotherwebdesigner)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve set up the polylang plugin for a Danish website that I want to have a Danish
   and an English version. Everything seems to work, except that the possibility
   to set default language under the settings tab isn’t there. There just isn’t 
   a module with a dropdown menu for setting the default language as shown in the
   documentation. How do I set the default language then? I’ve tried setting Danish
   to ‘0’ and English to ‘2’ in the language sorter to have the Danish version as
   default, but that doesn’t do the trick.
 * Thanks 🙂

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 *  [Chrystl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrystl/)
 * (@chrystl)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-7202379)
 * Hi
    It should help you: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-default-language-option-available?replies=3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-default-language-option-available?replies=3)
 *  [rachelj123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rachelj123/)
 * (@rachelj123)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8171457)
 * Hello [@chrystl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrystl/),
 * I have 2 languages (English and Chinese). I clicked the star to set English as
   default language. But default page always goes to Chinese. Is the function broken?
 *  [musicmouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musicmouse/)
 * (@musicmouse)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8189243)
 * Same problem here. I have the languages Dutch and German. Dutch is the default
   and has the star before it in the Polylang settings. But when I type `www.mysite.
   com` in the browser I am redirected to the German page (www.mysite.com/de/).
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by [musicmouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musicmouse/).
 *  [Doctor Ned](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doctor-ned/)
 * (@doctor-ned)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8197629)
 * Same problem for me! My default is french with the star, but I always land to
   the english version.
 * Can you tell us why this append ?
 * Thanks
 *  [Stagger Lee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stagger-lee/)
 * (@stagger-lee)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8205787)
 * Just had this problem. Easy to fix. Delete all languages and make them again,
   this time be careful where asterix (default) goes. Then at the top click synchronize
   all to default language. It is all.
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by [Stagger Lee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stagger-lee/).
 *  [Doctor Ned](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doctor-ned/)
 * (@doctor-ned)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8206570)
 * Hi Stagger Lee,
 * So you go to settings > language and then on the right, on the languages, you
   go to “delete” ???
 * When I pass the mouse over it, it said this delete the language and all its data…
 * This will delete all the pages that uses the language ???
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by [Doctor Ned](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doctor-ned/).
 *  [Stagger Lee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stagger-lee/)
 * (@stagger-lee)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8206888)
 * No, my all content is there after deleting. But I cannot say to 100% “do it”.
   
   You delete possible custom translations of WP options, etc, not Pages/Posts/Categories/
   Tags, etc..
 *  [Cyrille Sanson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/css31/)
 * (@css31)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8217478)
 * Hi,
 * Try deleting cookies.
 *  [prubini87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/prubini87/)
 * (@prubini87)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8423159)
 * Make sure you have “Detect browser language” **deactivated** under Settings… 
   it may be forwarding you to your system/browser’s default language!
 *  [ropodis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ropodis/)
 * (@ropodis)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8548283)
 * First of all you have to set the default language by asterisk. Second, deactivate
   the “detect browser language” under settings. Third, delete the cookies (browser’s
   settings). Then, the url will point to the desired language.
 *  [Cyrille Sanson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/css31/)
 * (@css31)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8559929)
 * Hi,
 * Stagger Lee solution works.
 * Deleting languages does not delete pages or articles.
 * However, the language link between pages will be deleted as well as strings’ 
   translation.
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by [Cyrille Sanson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/css31/).
 *  [Cyrille Sanson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/css31/)
 * (@css31)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8584596)
 * Hello,
 * It’s back again!
 * Maybe after last update it turns that the English version is displayed by default
   instead of the French one.
 * Any idea of what’s happening?
 *  [natthansenteni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/natthansenteni/)
 * (@natthansenteni)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8719741)
 * Cyrille Sanson-Stern is right its simply a cookie issue, or at least in my case
   it was. Other users or private navigation window will not be redirect, they access
   the default language.
 * hope it is the same for you guys
 *  [moskan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moskan/)
 * (@moskan)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-polylang-default-language-setting-not-available/#post-8847495)
 * Under the Polylang Setting just Deactivate the “Detect browser language” then
   it will work.
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by [moskan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moskan/).

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