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Last updated by Bigul 1 month, 1 week ago.

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February 21, 2025 at 12:31 pm #16733516
victorM-56	Background of the issue: I am trying to add a new language (German) to my WordPress site using WPML. I currently have French, English, and German set in Default Locale. Symptoms: I received a warning about 'Default locale' when I added the German language. It seems like the setup was not done correctly. Questions: Should I change the Default Locale for French to fr-FR, English to en-GB, and German to de-DE? Should I update all the Default Locales? If I change the Default Locales, will it impact the existing translations or SEO? Are fr, en, and de valid Default Locales, or are they incorrect?
February 23, 2025 at 4:44 pm #16738324
Bigul Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)	Hello, Welcome to the WPML support forum. I will do my best to help you to resolve the issue. To help you faster, I've enabled debug information for this support ticket. Please see this link for how to get this information from your site and give it to us: http://wpml.org/faq/provide-debug-information-faster-support/ It is safe to change the Default locale of a language. Becuase it will not affect site URLs (which are handled by the Language Code field and it will not be possible to change it, because it is a unique value). Please refer to the following documentation and related tickets for more details and let us know your feedback. https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/editing-wpmls-languages-table/ https://wpml.org/forums/topic/shall-i-change-default-locale/ https://wpml.org/forums/topic/changing-default-locale-on-default-language/ -- Thanks! Bigul

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