Language and Region Settings Guide: Configure Your Squarespace Site's Global Options
Language settings determine how your site displays text, measurements, dates, and regional formats for visitors. Here's a comprehensive guide to configuring these settings:
Site Language Options
The site language affects embedded text and formatting. Currently supported languages include:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Danish (7.1 only)
- Dutch (7.1 only)
- Finnish (7.1 only)
- Japanese (7.1 only)
- Norwegian (7.1 only)
- Swedish (7.1 only)
The selected language automatically sets date, time, and currency formats for your site.
Regional Configuration
Unit System:
- Imperial
- Metric Choose your measurement standard for product weights and dimensions.
Country Selection:
- Select your country
- US users can specify their state This affects address and phone field formats in forms.
Time Zone Settings:
- Automatically set based on IP address
- Can be manually adjusted via map or dropdown menu
- Select the nearest city for precise timing
Multilingual Features
For multilingual audiences, use Weglot integration (version 7.1) to:
- Add language selector
- Translate site content
- Maintain consistent formatting across languages
The language and region settings can be found in:
- Version 7.1: Site Languages panel and Regional Settings panel
- Version 7.0: Language and Region panel
These settings ensure your site displays information appropriately for your target audience while maintaining consistent formatting across all content.