How does Automatic Locale work

To enable Automatic Locale, go to your site settings, find the Auto Locale section, and toggle it on.

When Automatic Locale works

Automatic Locale only works on the domain designated as the canonical URL for your website. If you have a custom domain, the feature will function only on that domain.

Similarly, if you’ve set a custom canonical URL using a reverse proxy, Automatic Locale will only work when visitors access that URL.

How Automatic Locale determines the locale

Automatic Locale does not use geolocation. Instead, it relies on the browser’s language settings:

• Redirects only from the default locale: If a visitor lands on your site’s default locale, Automatic Locale checks their browser’s preferred languages and redirects them to a matching locale if available. Visitors who arrive directly at a non-default locale (e.g., mysite.com/fr) are not redirected.

• Checks preferred languages in order: Automatic Locale follows the browser’s language preferences in priority order, starting with the most preferred language.

• Looks for an exact match: If the browser’s top preference is es-MX, Automatic Locale redirects to the es-MX locale if available.

• Falls back to a general language match: If no regional match exists, Automatic Locale redirects to a general language variant (e.g., es-ES or just es).

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