Force Language Locale Regardless Of User Profile Language Settings

Sometimes you may want Shield Security plugin to always use the same language for every user, at all times, regardless of the WordPress site language or any user profile language settings. This article explains how to force a single locale for Shield, so you have a consistent interface for everyone who uses your site.

To achieve this, you just need to go to the main Shield Security navigation menu, click the gear icon next to the Dashboard section to edit the general plugin settings, then select Plugin Defaults and enter your locale in the "Plugin Language Override" option field.

Example: Plugin Language Override option (Spanish)

Only ISO 639-1 2-letter nomenclature is supported, e.g. English as "en", Spanish as "es".

If you provide a locale for which there are no translations, defaults will apply.

The language will be changed for the Shield plugin only. This will not change the language of your WordPress dashboard.

For example, if you use WordPress in English for your user profile (WordPress Dashboard > Users > Profile page > Language) but change the Shield language to Spanish, the WordPress dashboard will remain in English while the Shield plugin appears in Spanish, as shown in the screenshot below.

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