Create regions to group languages in the language selector in portal headers.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

In portal headers, the language selector displays the current language selection of the user and a menu of languages that the user can choose from. If languages are assigned to regions, languages display according to the configured region groups.

Figure 1. Languages grouped by region in a portal header
A list of languages grouped by regions in the language selector of a portal.
For more information about the language selector in portal headers, see Enable a language selector in portal headers.

Procedure

  1. Create regions.
    1. Navigate to System Localization > Regions.
    2. Select New.
    3. In the Region field, add a name for the region.
    4. In the Order field, assign a numerical value in multiples of hundred for the region.
      The order controls where the regions appear in the language selector, with the lowest ordered region on the left and the highest ordered region on the right.
    5. Select Submit.
    6. Repeat these steps to create additional regions.
  2. Assign languages to regions.
    1. Navigate to System Localization > Language Regions.
    2. Select New.
    3. In the Region field, select a region from the list.
    4. In the Language field, select a language to assign to the region from the list.
    5. Select Submit.
    6. Repeat these steps to assign additional languages to regions.