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title: "What happens with Search if I switch the language of my site?"
date: "2025-12-02T19:03:42+00:00"
summary: "Discover how changing your site's language affects search functionality and learn about re-indexing delays for content discovery."
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url: "/acquia-source/help/95311-what-happens-search-if-i-switch-language-my-site"
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When switching site language, Acquia Search powered by SearchStax requires some time to re-index the site's content. This can result in a time delay between switching site language and the ability to find published content. The amount of time depends on the volume of content to be indexed.