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SarahK at 16:22, 12 May 2022

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John at 09:17, 17 November 2017

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John at 13:31, 13 April 2016

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John: /* Enable Language Menu */

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‎Enable Language Menu

John at 09:43, 5 December 2014

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John at 09:43, 5 December 2014

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John at 11:58, 14 November 2013

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 A menu will appear allowing visitors to choose the language of your installation. Unticking this option does not prevent the language from being changed by specifying the [[Linking_to_WHMCS#Setting_the_Language.2FTemplate_via_the_URL|language variable]] in the address bar.
-You can translate into your own language by copying one of the existing text files in the /lang folder and renaming it. For more information [[Language_Files|refer to this page]].
+You can translate into your own language by copying one of the existing text files in the /lang folder and renaming it. For more information, see [[Language Files]].
 ===Dynamic Field Translations===
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 Dynamic Field Translation allows you to localise supported database field values into multiple languages. For example this enables clients who use your client area and shopping cart in English to see a product name as ''Silver'' whilst French customers would see it as ''Argent''.
-Once enabled here, a '''Translate''' button will appear next to translatable fields. More information is [[Easy_Translation|available here]].
+Once enabled here, a '''Translate''' button will appear next to translatable fields. For more information, see [[Easy Translation]].
 ===Remove Extended UTF-8 Characters===
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 ===Phone Numbers===
-Uncheck this option to remove the country flag and automated country code prefix selection on the phone number fields through the client and admin area. [[Phone_Numbers|More Information]].
+Uncheck this option to remove the country flag and automated country code prefix selection on the phone number fields through the client and admin area. For more information, see [[Phone Numbers]].

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 The '''Localisation''' tab allows you to configure settings for WHMCS's localisation system. This includes how WHMCS displays the date and time, the default language, translations, and other locale-specific settings.
-You can access this tab at at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[General Settings]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings'''.
+You can access this tab at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[General Settings]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings'''.
 ===System Charset===

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	You can access this tab at at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[General Settings]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings'''.		You can access this tab at at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[General Settings]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings'''.
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	===System Charset===		===System Charset===

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-<br/><br/>{{General Settings}}
+{{General Settings}}<br/>
 ===System Charset===
 Leave at the default value UTF-8 unless your language contains characters not supported by this charset. If you do change it, files need to be resaved under that charset. To do that, open the language file you use from the lang folder in Notepad and then go to File > Save As and choose Encoding Type "ANSI". Save and then reupload and it should be fine again.
 ===Date Format===
 Choose how the date will be displayed throughout your admin area.
 ===Client Date Format===
 Choose how the date will be displayed throughout your client area.
 ===Default Country===
 The default option in the country dropdown on the registration and checkout pages.
 ===Default Language===
 The language that all visitors will see your WHMCS installation in.
 ===Enable Language Menu===
-A dropdown menu will appear allowing visitors to choose the language of your installation. Unticking this option does not prevent the language from being changed by specifying the [[Linking_to_WHMCS#Setting_the_Language.2FTemplate_via_the_URL|language variable]] in the address bar.
 You can translate into your own language by copying one of the existing text files in the /lang folder and renaming it. For more information [[Language_Files|refer to this page]].
 ===Dynamic Field Translations===
 Dynamic Field Translation allows you to localise supported database field values into multiple languages. For example this enables clients who use your client area and shopping cart in English to see a product name as ''Silver'' whilst French customers would see it as ''Argent''.
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 ===Remove Extended UTF-8 Characters===
 This setting is on by default which is the recommended state. Only disable this setting if you're using the utf8mb4 MySQL connection charset and utf8mb4_unicode_ci table collation. Disabling this option with another charset and collation will result in problems when 4-byte UTF characters are used in support tickets (eg. Emoji icons or some Kanji characters).
 ===Phone Numbers===
-UNtick this option to remove the country flag and automated country code prefix selection on the phone number fields through the client and admin area. [[Phone_Numbers|More Information]].

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	===Remove Extended UTF-8 Characters===		===Remove Extended UTF-8 Characters===
	This setting is on by default which is the recommended state. Only disable this setting if you're using the utf8mb4 MySQL connection charset and utf8mb4_unicode_ci table collation. Disabling this option with another charset and collation will result in problems when 4-byte UTF characters are used in support tickets (eg. Emoji icons or some Kanji characters).		This setting is on by default which is the recommended state. Only disable this setting if you're using the utf8mb4 MySQL connection charset and utf8mb4_unicode_ci table collation. Disabling this option with another charset and collation will result in problems when 4-byte UTF characters are used in support tickets (eg. Emoji icons or some Kanji characters).
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		+	===Phone Numbers===
		+	UNtick this option to remove the country flag and automated country code prefix selection on the phone number fields through the client and admin area. [[Phone_Numbers\|More Information]].

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	You can translate into your own language by copying one of the existing text files in the /lang folder and renaming it. For more information [[Language_Files\|refer to this page]].		You can translate into your own language by copying one of the existing text files in the /lang folder and renaming it. For more information [[Language_Files\|refer to this page]].
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		+	===Dynamic Field Translations===
		+	Dynamic Field Translation allows you to localise supported database field values into multiple languages. For example this enables clients who use your client area and shopping cart in English to see a product name as ''Silver'' whilst French customers would see it as ''Argent''.
		+
		+	Once enabled here, a '''Translate''' button will appear next to translatable fields. More information is [[Easy_Translation\|available here]].
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		+	===Remove Extended UTF-8 Characters===
		+	This setting is on by default which is the recommended state. Only disable this setting if you're using the utf8mb4 MySQL connection charset and utf8mb4_unicode_ci table collation. Disabling this option with another charset and collation will result in problems when 4-byte UTF characters are used in support tickets (eg. Emoji icons or some Kanji characters).

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	===Enable Language Menu===		===Enable Language Menu===
−	A dropdown menu will appear allowing visitors to choose the language of your installation. You can translate into your own language by copying one of the existing text files in the /lang folder and renaming it. For more information [[Language_Files\|refer to this page]].	+	A dropdown menu will appear allowing visitors to choose the language of your installation. Unticking this option does not prevent the language from being changed by specifying the [[Linking_to_WHMCS#Setting_the_Language.2FTemplate_via_the_URL\|language variable]] in the address bar.
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		+	You can translate into your own language by copying one of the existing text files in the /lang folder and renaming it. For more information [[Language_Files\|refer to this page]].

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	<br/><br/>{{General Settings}}		<br/><br/>{{General Settings}}
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	===System Charset===		===System Charset===

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		+	[[Configuration\|<-- Back to General Settings]]
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	===System Charset===		===System Charset===
	Leave at the default value UTF-8 unless your language contains characters not supported by this charset. If you do change it, files need to be resaved under that charset. To do that, open the language file you use from the lang folder in Notepad and then go to File > Save As and choose Encoding Type "ANSI". Save and then reupload and it should be fine again.		Leave at the default value UTF-8 unless your language contains characters not supported by this charset. If you do change it, files need to be resaved under that charset. To do that, open the language file you use from the lang folder in Notepad and then go to File > Save As and choose Encoding Type "ANSI". Save and then reupload and it should be fine again.