How to Remove Language Switcher in Magento 2

Dhiren Vasoya

2 years ago

Hello Magento Friends,

This tutorial will instruct, How to Remove Language Switcher in Magento 2.

The language switcher dropdown is displayed in the storefront providing various language options. Selecting a language will convert the website content into that particular language. To attract a global audience, Magento 2 store owners add a language switcher option on the storefront. Using the Google Langauge Translator module, customers can select their desired language and comfortably shop from your Magento 2 store.

But sometimes, you need to remove the language switcher option. To do so, you can use the below steps.

Steps to Remove Language Switcher in Magento 2:

Step 1: First, create a default.xml file inside the etc folder

Vendor/Extension/view/frontend/layout/default.xml

Now add the code as follows

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:View/Layout/etc/page_configuration.xsd">
    <body>
<referenceBlock name="store_language" remove="true" />
    </body>
</page>

Note – In case you already have Vendor/Extension/view/frontend/layout/default.xml file, then edit it and put the below code before </body> closing tag

<referenceBlock name="store_language" remove="true" />

Step 2: Run below CLI command to flush Magento cache

php bin/magento cache:flush

Conclusion:

Using the above steps, you can Remove Language Switcher in Magento 2. Share it with your friends and stay updated on our latest Magento 2 tutorials.

Happy Coding!