Title: General Settings -> Languages
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# General Settings -> Languages

 *  Resolved [ronniead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronniead/)
 * (@ronniead)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-languages/)
 * In General Settings -> Languages, I only see English. How do I add others?

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 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [14 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-languages/#post-2125087)
 * Same as in single WordPress, but don’t define the language in wp-config if you
   want english to be the default. <just grab the language packs toss ’em in the
   folder and you’re good to go.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_in_Your_Language](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_in_Your_Language)
 *  Thread Starter [ronniead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronniead/)
 * (@ronniead)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-languages/#post-2125182)
 * Hi Andrea!
 * That page is so confusing. I want to install French but can’t figure it out. 
   Language Pack? It’s not so straight forward.
 * And it seems like it depends on which version of WordPress I’m running as well?
 *  Thread Starter [ronniead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronniead/)
 * (@ronniead)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-languages/#post-2125183)
 * Is it problematic to install an older version of a language file into WordPress?
 * also, when you say language pack, do you mean just download the entire WordPress
   under the appropriate language, and just extract the /wp-content/languages/*.*
   into my current installation.
 *  Thread Starter [ronniead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronniead/)
 * (@ronniead)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-languages/#post-2125187)
 * Ah, yes. It seems as though what people do is they package the entire wordpress
   installation with extra language files in /wp-content/languages/
 * The wordpress installation was older than my own, but so far they appear to work.
   While very easy to do, it is a little combersome. For example, I don’t speak 
   Spanish or French, so trying to figure out what to download was a little annoying.
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/general-settings-languages/#post-2125193)
 * No, you don’t download a whole new wordpress install in that language. I know
   it’s hard to find when you’ve never done it before, but there are .po and .mo
   files you need. you put THEM in the /wp-cntent/languages/ folder. Then they magically
   show up.
 * [http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/localization/](http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/localization/)

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