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title: "Does Acquia Search powered by SearchStax support non-English languages and multiple languages on the same site?"
date: "2025-01-30T10:30:15+00:00"
summary: "Acquia Search supports non-English and multilingual sites. Learn how to configure languages in SearchStax for optimised, language-specific search results."
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Yes, Acquia Search powered by SearchStax supports non-English languages and multiple languages on the same site. Language configuration is managed through the SearchStax dashboard. For full configuration instructions, refer to the [SearchStax multi-language documentation](https://www.searchstax.com/docs/searchstudio/searchstax-studio-multi-language-experiences/).

How language support works
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When a language is added and configured in the SearchStax dashboard, SearchStax uses language-specific field types — including dictionaries, analyzers, and stemmers — to deliver optimised search results for that language.

If a language is configured in Drupal but not yet added to the SearchStax application, SearchStax falls back to default text field processing. In this state, content is still indexed and fully searchable, but language-specific optimisations (such as stemming and stop words) are not applied.

The "language-specific field types missing in schema" warning
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During or after migrating from Drupal Search to Acquia Search powered by SearchStax, you may see the following warning in Drupal logs or on the Search API status page:

    language-specific field types missing in schema of index Index on server SearchStax

Note

This warning is expected and safe to ignore. It indicates that the Drupal site is configured for a language that does not yet have dedicated language-specific field types provisioned in the SearchStax schema. It does not indicate an indexing failure — content is indexed and searchable using default text field processing.

To resolve the warning and enable language-specific features
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1.  In the SearchStax dashboard, go to **App Settings > Languages** and add the required language.
2.  Optionally, configure **Search Profiles** with **Data Filters** to customise search behaviour for each language.

For detailed steps, refer to the [SearchStax multi-language documentation](https://www.searchstax.com/docs/searchstudio/searchstax-studio-multi-language-experiences/).

When to act
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No action is required for basic multilingual search — the default text processing handles indexing correctly. Only configure language support in SearchStax if you require language-specific features such as stemming, stop words, or synonyms.