[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58326: Separate WordPress Back-end language from front-end language

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#58326: Separate WordPress Back-end language from front-end language
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 Reporter:  Marc4             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  I18N              |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-         |     Focuses:  accessibility, administration
  feedback                    |
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Comment (by Marc4):

 Working with sites on different languages I am changing my Dashboard
 language all the time, and don't have problems with this, even where I
 have only Editors rights I have this ability.

 >As an editor user you can only select a language that was previously
 "activated" by an administrator user. If an administrator does not
 activate this language in advance, the language selector in "Settings >
 General" simply does not show this language for an editor user.

 >It would be much more logical, from my point of view, for an
 administrator to have the language selection for back-end and front-end in
 one place, not one option under "Settings > General" and the other under
 "Users > Your user > Language". Especially for new and end-users.

 https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/users-your-profile-screen/
 "Language – You can select the language you wish to use while using the
 Administration Screen without affecting the language site visitors see."

 >Yes, in the proposal I mention that this is the only way to do it at
 present, but I think it can be improved. I think the "Site" and
 "Dashboard/User" language selection should be in the same place, not in
 different places.

 >A user changes the language in "Site Language" and is not aware that he
 is changing the front-end as well. Having the option to change only
 "Dashboard Language" avoids many problems.

 >Also, we are assuming that a new and end-user knows that to change the
 language of his dashboard he has to go to "Users > Your user > Language".

 Replying to [comment:2 oglekler]:
 > Hi @Marc4,
 >
 > Working with sites on different languages I am changing my Dashboard
 language all the time, and don't have problems with this, even where I
 have only Editors rights I have this ability.
 >
 > Please, check this and write if this solving your problem:
 >
 > https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/users-your-profile-screen/
 >
 > "Language – You can select the language you wish to use while using the
 Administration Screen without affecting the language site visitors see."
 >
 >
 > This way is much more flexible that to limit all admin's users to use
 one language, and we have it already.

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