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Problem:
If you're wondering whether WPML can display the US English variant of your website when a browser is set to US English (en-US), instead of the default English version.
Solution:
We confirm that WPML can indeed serve the US English variant if the browser language is specifically set to US English (en-US) and the US English variant is published and active on your site. If the browser language is set to English generally, it will default to the main English version of your site. We have tested this functionality on a fresh WP site and confirmed that it works as expected.

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Last updated by Noman 2 months ago.

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December 1, 2025 at 4:57 pm #17623578

nicolaH-6

I know WPML is automatically translated to the users browser language settings. For example, if I'm in Germany checking a multilingual website I would see the English version automatically.
Would this still be the case with the US english, ie, if I had be browser language set to US English would I see the US variant rather than the default English variant?

December 1, 2025 at 5:07 pm #17623597

Noman
WPML Supporter since 06/2016

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)

Hi,

Thank you for contacting WPML Support. Yes, WPML will detect the browser language, but it only works with exact matches. So if a user’s browser is set to US English (en-US), WPML can serve the US English variant instead of the default English, as long as the US English variant is published and active. If the browser is just set to English (any), it will default to your main English version.

I just tested at a fresh WP site and it works without any issues.

Please let me know if this resolves the issue or if you need further assistance with this issue.

Thank you

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