Configure a fallback language

For many multi-language websites, only parts of the website content exist in available languages because translations may not be ready, content is irrelevant for a specific language, or some content should be displayed in a defined language.

You have the following options:

• Unless a fallback or replacement language is defined, content is invisible to visitors browsing the website in a language into which content is not translated.
• Define a fallback language in which the content displays until the content is available in the desired language.
• Define a replacement language in which content displays regardless of the language in which the content exists. If you define a replacement language for some content, a fallback language does not apply.

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Note

Fallback and replacement languages may cause mixed languages to be displayed on the website.

1. Go to Settings > Languages and select a language, such as English.

2. Open the FallBack Language drop-down and select the language you want to fall back on if English is unavailable, such as English (United Kingdom).

   

Language settings are inherited from the parent page. Suppose you are redefining language settings for a subpage to a parent page with language settings defined. In that case, you need to deselect Inherit settings from the parent page "xxx" in the Language Settings dialog box to define settings for the subsection.

See also:

• Translate content about translating Optimizely CMS content into different languages.
• Optimizely Languages app about extending the functionality in Optimizely for translating content into multiple languages.