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October 27, 2025 at 2:23 am #17519945

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Background of the issue:
I am working on a site under development and trying to change the position of the language switcher using WPML.

Symptoms:
I need guidance on how to change the position of the language switcher.

Questions:
How can I change the position of the language switcher in internet page?

October 27, 2025 at 8:37 am #17520530

Noman
WPML Supporter since 06/2016

Languages: English (English )

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

Hi,

Thank you for contacting WPML Support. You can change the position of the language switcher in two ways:

1. Using CSS:
If you only need to slightly adjust its position, you can do it via CSS. Here’s a guide with examples: https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-switcher-options/how-to-fix-styling-and-css-issues-for-the-language-switchers/

2. Using theme options:
If your theme allows adding widgets or custom code to a specific section, you can add the language switcher there.

2.1. Go to WPML >> Languages > Widget language switcher and add it to your preferred widget area.
More details here:
https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-switcher-options/#add-language-switcher-menu

2.2. Go to WPML >> Languages > Custom language switcher, configure it as you like, then insert this shortcode where you want it to appear:

[wpml_language_selector_widget]

More details here:
https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/language-switcher-options/custom-language-switcher/#the-settings-part

Please let me know if this helps or if you’d like me to guide you through a specific method.
Thank you

wpml language switcher.jpg

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