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You may be serving a diverse range of customers from various countries through your OpenCart store. It is best to provide your users with the option of selecting a language in order to provide them with the best shopping experience possible. This article explains how to install a language pack in OpenCart.

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Downloading the language pack from OpenCart Marketplace

To download  a language pack from OpenCart Marketplace, follow these steps:
  1. Create an account at opencart.com, access the OpenCart MarketPlace, and then download the language pack extension:\
  2. Unzip the folder, you will only need the *.ocmod.zip to install the language extension:\

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Installing language pack in OpenCart

To install a language pack in OpenCart, follow these steps:
  1. Log into OpenCart as an administrator.
  2. On the Dashboard in the left sidebar, click Extensions, and then click Installer:\
  3. Select and upload *.ocmod.zip language extension pack from Downloading the language pack from OpenCart Marketplace:Step 2, and wait for the process to finish:\
  4. Click on refresh to  rebuild the modification cache:\

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Configuring language pack in OpenCart

To configure the downloaded language pack, follow these steps:
  1. On the Dashboard in the left sidebar, click Localisation, and then click Languages:\
  2. To add the installed language, click on the Add New button:\
  3. Fill in the language name, code, locale, set its status, and save the changes:\
Note: If you need help with the Locale, please visit https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/api/i18n
  1. Your store will display a select language dropdown that will let your customers set their preferred language:\

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More information

For more information about language packs, please visit: https://docs.opencart.com/