WooCommerce language does not change

Hi there!

I understand your concern. I have checked your site language and can see that it is currently set to Dutch (Netherlands). Please note that not all languages are fully translated. It seems that the site language changed from German to Dutch (Netherlands). Could you please try changing the site language from Dutch (Netherlands) to German and see if that resolves the issue? You can do this by going to Settings → General → Site Language.

Here is the list of languages and their translation percentages for WooCommerce: WooCommerce Translations.

If you want to use Dutch (Netherlands), you will need to manually translate WooCommerce by following the instructions in this article: WooCommerce Localization Guide.

Let me know how that goes!

Hi @webalist,

I can indeed tell this must have been frustrating for you. I’m trying to further troubleshoot the issue as we have similar report from another user.

On your admin end, can you navigate to Dashboard >> Updates >> Scroll down to translation to see if there is any language update for you to perform.

I’ll be looking forward to your observation about the translation update

• This reply was modified 1 month, 4 weeks ago by Moses M. (woo-hc).

Hi, 

As I mentioned in my initial message, all translation updates are done. 
The language is set correctly. 

Heres is the staatus report



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I had exact same problem and it turned out to be my hosting provider wpengine as the cause of this bug.

Hi @webalist,

I understand this situation is frustrating. Could you confirm which web hosting provider you’re using? Is your site hosted on WPEngine?

No, it is not., It is hosted with a Dutch Hoster Nomaxx. They host more webshops and this problem occurs only on this webshop.

Hi @webalist

No, it is not., It is hosted with a Dutch Hoster Nomaxx. They host more webshops and this problem occurs only on this webshop.

Thanks for confirming! I’d like to take a step back a bit and check which part of your site is showing in English. When I visited your site, most of the content appears in Dutch, as shown in this video: https://www.loom.com/share/37faf48390bb4d7b87777c07528453ed?sid=bd049ce9-7173-4f91-bdf7-f8d95fbbe767

If it looks different on your end, I suggest clearing your browser cache to check if you might be seeing outdated data.

From your plugin list on your system status report, it appears you’re utilizing “WooCommerce (nl)” by Pronamic version 1.1.7 for Dutch translations. However, it’s worth noting that this plugin has been deprecated, as indicated on their support forum, which means it is not receiving updates or active development.

Have you considered exploring alternatives such as Loco Translate or similar, which offers translation management capabilities? Looking forward to your response.