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Where do I put language selector on my website?
Make the language switcher really easy to find Place your language switching drop-down in a prominent location on your homepage and every other page of your site. You’ll find multi language websites will have the language switcher in the header or footer of the page.
How do I add a language selector in WordPress?
Adding language switcher to your WordPress navigation menu Simply go to Appearance » Menus page and click on the ‘Language Switcher’ tab in the left column. Now select the languages you want to display and then click on add to menu button. You will now see languages added to your WordPress navigation menu.
How is the Lang selector used in CSS?
The :lang() selector is used to select elements with a lang attribute with the specified value. Note: The lang attribute value is most often a two-letter language code, like lang=”fr” (for French), or two language codes combined, like lang=”fr-ca” (for Canadian French).
What are the best practices for a language selector?
It might be easier to forego the flags altogether. There are some standard best practices that you should adhere to when designing a website language selector: Always use the local format and spelling of the language. It needs to be recognizable instantly to native speakers. For example, German should be listed as Deutsch.
How to use language selectors in web design?
Let m e start with an approach that seems smart and might come to most designers’ mind when working on a product that’s offered in multiple languages: automatic redirect based on browser language. Imagine that you’re designing a website in both German and English. The rules seem to be pretty straightforward:
What does the standard language selection icon look like?
The standard language selection icon looks like this: But have you ever seen that icon on one of your favorite websites or applications? I haven’t. And our user tests showed that people won’t recognize this icon as an option for selecting languages. It seems that the standardized language icon isn’t widely used.