Account and Site Language Settings

Squarespace offers two distinct language settings: account language (for managing your site) and site language (for visitor-facing content). Each serves different purposes and can be set independently.

Supported Languages Include:

• English, French, German, Italian
• Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish
• Danish, Dutch, Finnish
• Norwegian (Bokmål), Swedish
• Japanese (7.1 sites only, site language)

Changing Your Account Language:

1. Go to Account Dashboard
2. Navigate to Account Settings > Language
3. Select your preferred language
4. Save changes

Note: Account language settings are personal and apply across all your sites.

Changing Site Language:

1. Access Language Settings
2. Select desired language from dropdown
3. Enable "Localize Website" toggle (if available)
4. Save changes

What Gets Translated:

• Form block labels
• Commerce-related text
• Collection navigation
• Email campaign confirmations
• Placeholder text

What Stays in English:

• Calendar notations
• Demo content on cover pages
• Third-party integrations
• User-added content
• News alerts

Template Support:

• All Version 7.1 sites
• Select Version 7.0 templates (Bedford, Brine, York families)
• Montauk template (Julia, Kent, Om)
• Pacific template (Charlotte, Naomi, Pacific)

Date Localization:

• Applies to blog pages and posts
• Event pages and individual events
• Summary blocks with date metadata
• Archive blocks with date metadata
• Form block date/time fields

Important Notes:

• Multiple contributors can set different account languages
• Site language changes don't translate user-added content
• Only one site language can display at a time (unless using Weglot)
• Must switch to English before changing to unsupported templates
• Mobile app language can only be changed via desktop

This comprehensive guide helps you manage language settings effectively for both administrative and visitor-facing aspects of your Squarespace site.

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