# How to change default language in shopware6 from backend?

**URL:** <https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-to-change-default-language-in-shopware6-from-backend/64220>\
**Category:** Programming (EN)\
**Created:** [24. Januar 2020 um 10:02 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-to-change-default-language-in-shopware6-from-backend/64220 "2020-01-24T10:02:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![jfranke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a5b964/32.png) [@jfranke](https://forum.shopware.com/u/jfranke)\
**Post date:** [7. Oktober 2020 um 08:28 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/how-to-change-default-language-in-shopware6-from-backend/64220/5 "2020-10-07T08:28:26Z")

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Changing language for the admin / backend:

- Go to the admin tab (bottom left corner)
- Click on „Your profile“
- On „Profile information“ change the language to the desired one
- Click save & input your admin password

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Changing the default language for the storefront:

- Go to „Sales channel“ & select Storefront (or the channel where you want to change the default language)
- On „General settings“ you’ll see on the bottom right corner „Default language“
- Change the language to the desired one&nbsp;
- Scroll down to the „Domain“ section
- Edit your current domain
- Select the desired language & change the „Snippet“ section as well to the corresponding language
- Click on „Edit domain“ and save everything
- Go to your storefront,&nbsp;refresh the page&nbsp;and drink some water&nbsp; ![Thumb-Up](https://forum.shopware.com/plugins/CKEditor/plugins/smiley/images/thumb-up.png "Thumb-Up")

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