Add a language to your XM Cloud environment
Before you can create a version of an item or site in a new language, you must add the new language to your XM Cloud environment. A language in XM Cloud indicates both language and country or region, for example, en-au or English (Australia). You can select a predefined language or add a custom language.
Once a language has been added to an environment, it can be enabled for a specific site in Sites or in Content Editor.
Add a predefined language
XM Cloud has a comprehensive list of predefined languages that also include locales, such as French (Canada).
To add a predefined language:
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In the Content Editor, go to /sitecore/System/Languages.
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Right-click and then click Insert > Language.
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In the Add a New Language dialog, in the Choose a predefined language code field, select the language and country code you want to use.
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Click Next and fill in other fields as required.
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When you are finished, click Close. The new language is added to the content tree.
Add a custom language
To target a more specific audience, you can add a custom language by combining an ISO language code with any country/region code. You can also add a custom language with a non-standard country/region code, for example, en-EU. For information on supported languages, see Microsoft's CultureInfo documentation.
To add a new custom language:
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In the Content Editor, go to /sitecore/System/Languages.
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Right-click and then click Insert > Language.
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In the Add a New Language dialog, in the Language field, enter the language you want to use. It must be an existing .Net language.
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In the Country/region code field, enter the country code you want to use. This can be an existing .Net region, or a new region defined by two letters.
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Click Next to step through the remaining pages of the wizard and leave all other fields with their default values.
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When you are finished, click Close. The new language is added to the content tree.
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Click the new language to open its content area. In the Custom Culture section, in the Base ISO Culture Code field, enter the language code you want to use as the base for your new language.
For example, if you want your new language to use the same writing system, calendar, and date format as American English, enter
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If you are using a non-standard country/region code, in the Fallback Region Display Name field, enter the region name you want to display.
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Click Save.