Title: Changing the default language
Last modified: October 22, 2021

---

# Changing the default language

 *  Resolved [bjorngranat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bjorngranat/)
 * (@bjorngranat)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-default-language-3/)
 * Hi, we have an English page with a translation into Swedish. Is it possible to
   just flip the default language so that the Swedish translation will be default?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fchanging-the-default-language-3%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total)

 *  [Andrei](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrei202/)
 * (@andrei202)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-default-language-3/#post-15002885)
 * Hello there,
 * Thanks for reaching out about your question.
 * Changing the default language will invalidate existing translations. We can’t
   keep them because the translations are directional and you’ll also need to change
   ALL your content directly in the new language.
 * The default language is the language your content was written in.
 * If you want another language to be the first language, then simply enable:
 * * Use TranslatePress -> Settings -> Subdirectory for default language -> Yes
   *
   Reorder the languages
 * Let me know if this helps.
 * Best Regards.

Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total)

The topic ‘Changing the default language’ is closed to new replies.

 * ![](https://ps.w.org/translatepress-multilingual/assets/icon.svg?rev=3166541)
 * [TranslatePress - Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/translatepress-multilingual/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/translatepress-multilingual/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/translatepress-multilingual/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/translatepress-multilingual/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/translatepress-multilingual/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/translatepress-multilingual/reviews/)

 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Andrei](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrei202/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-default-language-3/#post-15002885)
 * Status: resolved