[[language-add]]
=== Adding a new language


(((language,add)))


==== Goal

Add another language to the farmer's market site.



==== Prerequisite knowledge


* User Interface, Configuration, and Content translation. See <<language-concept>>.




==== Site prerequisites



* The multilingual modules must be enabled. See <<language-enable>>.



==== Steps

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. Go to the Configuration section of Administration Settings. In the Regional and Language section, select Languages.

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. Select Add Language 

. Choose the language you want to add from the drop down list.


==== Follow-on tasks


* Enable users to switch between languages. See @todo.

* Check for available updates to installed languages. See <<language-update>>.
  You may want to periodically check for updates to the languages you have installed to see if there are new versions available.

==== Additional resources


* https://www.drupal.org/resource-guides/configuring-multilingual-site[Configuring a Multilingual Site Resource Guide].