Frequently asked questions

Does Language Switcher Pro translate my content? No. It is a language switcher. Use a translation plugin (WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress, Weglot…) to translate, or build pages per language yourself with built-in URLs.

Will it slow down my site? The plugin adds one small stylesheet (about 4 KB compressed) and one script (about 5 KB compressed) that loads with defer, so it never blocks the page from showing. Flags are lazy-loaded where possible and served from your own site. The “choose your language” strings (about 4 KB compressed) load only when that option is on. Visitors never trigger license checks.

Does it set cookies? Do I need consent? It sets one functional cookie, cls_lang_choice, holding only a language code, when a visitor chooses a language or closes a banner. It contains no personal data and is not used for tracking. “Recently used” languages are kept in the visitor’s browser storage and never sent anywhere. Check your local rules with your legal adviser; functional cookies that remember a user’s choice are usually allowed without consent.

Does it contact any outside service? Not for visitors: flags, country detection and fonts all run on your own site. Only your WordPress admin talks to the license server, for activation and updates.

Does it work with WooCommerce? Yes. Product, shop and cart pages switch like any other page through your translation plugin. If WooCommerce’s MaxMind database is set up, country detection can use it.

Does it work on multisite? Yes. Activate it per site or network-wide; each site has its own settings and license activation. With MultilingualPress, each site is one language and the switcher links between them.

Can I have two switchers on one page? Yes, as many as you like (for example one in the header and a grid in the footer). The language window is added only once.

Does it work with right-to-left languages? Yes. See Right-to-left languages.

Can I change the order of the languages? Languages show in the order they are listed at the top of the Languages tab. Newly ticked languages are added at the end.

What happens if I delete the plugin? Deleting it from the Plugins screen removes all its settings and its saved license, and frees this site’s license activation so you can use it on another site. If the license server cannot be reached at that moment, remove the old activation in your customer dashboard.