---
title: "Changing Your WordPress Dashboard Language"
description: "When you first install WordPress the Admin dashboard is in English, by default. However, you can easily change the language setting right from your Admin dashboard. Read on to learn more. Are you..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/change-wordpress-dashboard-language/
date: 2016-05-20
modified: 2023-07-07
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["WordPress Hosting", "WordPress Tutorials"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Changing Your WordPress Dashboard Language

When you first [install WordPress](/support/edu/wordpress/install-wordpress/) the Admin dashboard is in English, by default. However, you can easily **change the language setting** right from your Admin dashboard. Read on to learn more.

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## Changing your WordPress Dashboard Language

**Important!** These steps will only change the language of your WordPress dashboard. It will not translate your website into another language.

1. [Log into the WordPress dashboard](/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/).
2. Click **Settings** in the *navigation* menu, then click **General**. [ ![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wordpress_timezone_wordpress-general-settings.png) ](/support/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wordpress_timezone_wordpress-general-settings.png)
3. Click the *drop-down* menu next to **Site Language**, and choose your preferred language. [ ![Site Language](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wordpress_change-language_wordpress-site-language-save-changes.png) ](/support/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wordpress_change-language_wordpress-site-language-save-changes.png)
4. Click **Save Changes**. At this point you will see the website displayed in the language you selected. Here are some examples: **Espanol:** [ ![Change language to Espanol](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wordpress_change-language_spanish.png) ](/support/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wordpress_change-language_spanish.png) **Tagalog:** [ ![Change language to Tagalog](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wordpress_change-language_tagalog.png) ](/support/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wordpress_change-language_tagalog.png)

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