Change default language code

The CMS Questions
1

It has probably been answered before, but I am not sure.

I’ve installed the site, installed the panel (and set it to my language) and then started filling the boilerplate install.
Except for: I forgot to remove the default English and install the new Dutch.
So the whole site is now in Dutch with the language set to English.

Can I just change the language files?

So basically change en.txt to nl.txt

<?php

return [
    'code' => 'en',
    'default' => true,
    'direction' => 'ltr',
    'locale' => [
        'LC_ALL' => 'en_US'
    ],
    'name' => 'English',
    'translations' => [

    ],
    'url' => '/'
];

to

<?php

return [
    'code' => 'nl',
    'default' => true,
    'direction' => 'ltr',
    'locale' => [
        'LC_ALL' => 'nl_BE'
    ],
    'name' => 'Nederlands',
    'translations' => [

    ],
    'url' => '/'
];

or will I be in trouble?

2

You need to be careful. Make a backup before you try anything.

But let me get this right. So you have currently two languages defined in /site/languages, de and nl? Which sort of content file extension has the Dutch content now?

3

Only one language. My panel language was set in Dutch, but the site settings were still in English (I forgot to change those). In the meanwhile I filled the site with Dutch content. I don’t want to start over :roll_eyes:. I know changing languages is delicate on Kirby. So I wanted to check before I do so. So one language in site/languages: en. But should be nl.

4

Ok, thanks, but what I really wanted to know is what language extension the content files have, not language code, en.txt?

5

example:
layout.en.txt

Which at this point I can still change one by one if needed.

6

Yes, that would then be the way forward, change all content filenames to use the extension nl.txt instead of en.txt and change the language file in site/languages to nl

7

Thanks for your help!