Localization

The main page under the "Localization" menu enables you to configure the units used for your products.

Import a localization pack

This section provides you with an extensive list of existing localization packs which you can import. Not only does it set your PrestaShop install with your proper local units, but it also adds many other data:

As you can see, these additional data are optional: you can choose to import the currency and language for a given country, and not its taxes, for instance. While you should not add too many local data for fear of overwhelming both yourself and your customers with it, it may be useful to import the localization pack for your most visited countries (according to your stats).

Apart from the default units, you cannot automatically remove all the data for a given country; if you need to remove data, you will have to do so manually, in their respective pages under the "Localization" menu.

Configuration

This section groups four default local settings, of prime importance:

 

The "Default language" and "Default country" settings each have an additional setting:

  • For "Default language": Set language from browser. PrestaShop will set the store's language depending on the language of the visitor's browser's locale code (for instance: fr_CA gives French)
  • For "Default country": Set default country from browser language. PrestaShop will set the store's country depending on the territory of the visitor's browser's locale code (for instance, fr_CA gives Canada).

 

Local units

The physical units presented in this section (weight, distance, volume, dimension) are used both in your product sheets and for your own packaging needs – and ultimately, is essential in your relationship with your carrier.



These values can be set when you import the localization package for a country, but you can edit manually them afterwards. For instance, if you would rather have centiliters instead of liters for the volume unit, change the default "L" to "cL". The values should be unit symbols from the International System of Units: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units.

Advanced

This last section asks you to set your server's local language and country, as ISO code:

 

These values can be set when you import the localization package for a country, but you can edit them manually at any time.