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title: "Adding or deleting a language"
date: "2025-07-30T13:39:31+00:00"
summary: "Learn how to add or delete languages on your site with our step-by-step guide. Manage multilingual content easily."
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Adding a language
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Use the following steps to add a language:

1.  [Access your site](/node/69836#access-a-site).
2.  In the left sidebar, click **Configuration** > **Regional and language** \> **Languages**.
3.  Click **Add language**.
4.  Do one of the following:
    *   Select a language from the dropdown.
    *   Choose Custom language to define your own.
5.  Click **Add language**.
6.  Configure additional settings if prompted.

Deleting a language
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Use the following steps to delete a language:

1.  [Access your site](/node/69836#access-a-site).
2.  In the left sidebar, click **Configuration** > **Regional and language** \> **Languages**.
3.  Find the language you want to remove.
4.  In the Operations column, click the **Delete** link corresponding to the language.
5.  Confirm the deletion.
    
    Important
    
    Deleting a language also removes all translations for that language.