The Language setting controls your site’s default language, including built-in buttons and comments form fields. Setting your site’s Timezone ensures scheduled posts and pages are published at your desired time.
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The Language setting controls your site’s default language as seen by the public. It sets the language used for certain text elements of your site that you cannot edit directly, e.g., the comments form and some built-in buttons.
Each site has its own language setting, so if you have multiple sites associated with your account, each one can have a different language.
The language setting will not translate the text you have written on your site. See options for creating a multi-language site here.
If you select an RTL language (for example, Hebrew), the theme’s layout will mirror itself so that the text can be read properly from right to left.
To set your site’s language:
- Vist your WordPress.com dashboard.
- Navigate to Settings → General.
- Click the “Language” option and select the language you want your site to be displayed in.
- Click the “Save Settings” button.
You can help translate WordPress.com themes into more than 100 languages. Learn how to get started on our translation portal site.
You can also change your Interface Language, which is the language used for your WordPress.com dashboard (not visible to the public.) This is a separate setting from your site’s language.
Set your site’s timezone to the timezone you are based in to ensure scheduled posts and pages are published at your desired time. Using the dropdown, you can select your closest city or choose a specific UTC offset.
To set your site’s timezone:
- Vist your WordPress.com dashboard.
- Navigate to Settings → General.
- Locate the “Timezone” section.
- Select either your closest city, or choose a specific UTC offset, from the drop-down list.
- Click the “Save Settings” button.
