Exploring Shopware: Languages in Shopware 6 Settings

The ability to expand your business to foreign markets is always a benefit. When we talk about e-commerce platforms, it is usually based on two pillars. Firstly, it is support for multiple currencies. Secondly, it is support for multiple languages. However, in some cases, you need to translate not only the frontend appearance of your e-commerce website but also its backend part. If you have an international team of administrators, you’ve come to the right place. Below, we explore the Languages screen situated in the Shopware 6 administration. This section of Settings lets you manage the existing languages available in the backend as well as add new ones. In the following article, we explore these processes. It sheds light on how to find the section in the administration, what its purpose is, how to manage the existing grid records. Also, you will find recommendations on the related import/export processes as well as an FAQ section for those who want to explore the topic briefly.

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Languages Screen in Shopware 6 Admin

Let’s see how to find the Languages screen in your administration. The corresponding page is situated in the primary settings section of your Shopware 6 backend:

• Go to your Shopware 6 administration;
• Open its main menu;
• Proceed to the Settings section;
• Open the Shop subsection;
• Hit the Languages button.

Here, you can see all the currently configured languages of your administration. They are used within your backend and let you store translations for various features in the corresponding language. The corresponding grid displays language name, localization, ISO code, inheritance, as well as the marker which indicates the default admin language. 

Shopware 6 lets you edit or delete the existing languages with the help of the context menu. 

The filter icon lets you narrow down the selection of records in the grid. Various filters help you get a more detailed overview:

• Show only “root” languages – this option displays languages that do not inherit from other languages;
• Show only inherited languages – this option displays languages derived from one of the root languages.

Adding New Languages in Shopware 6 Admin

Click the Add language button above the grid to add a new language in the Shopware 6 administration.

The system transfers you to the following screen:

• Name – specify the name of your new language; 
• ISO code – type its official ISO code;
• Inherit from – indicate an existing language your new language should inherit from. If there are no translations available for the new language, the system leverages the translations from the inherited language;
• Locale – set the region or country associated with the language.

Now, when your new language is created, you can apply it to sales channels.

How to Import Languages to Shopware 6

If you need to move data to Shopware 6, we have something that should impress you. With our team, you can eliminate the necessity to recreate multiple entities manually. We will help you simplify and automate all the related processes. Contact our support for more details and try our Improved Import, Export & Mass Actions for Shopware. You can use it to import any entity to Shopware 6. Create schedules to automate all import and export processes. The extension will launch them with no interaction on the admin side. Also, you can create schemes that map all the external data to the corresponding places within your database. Any unsupported entity or attribute is replaced with the appropriate designation. Please, consult our specialists regarding languages as an import entity.

Shopware 6 Languages FAQ

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