What is Locale?

A language plus regional conventions — like fr-CA (Canadian French) — covering spelling, currency, dates and number formats.

In more depth

Locales matter because pt-PT and pt-BR, or es-ES and es-MX, read differently to natives. Choose locales, not just languages, for serious markets.

Why it matters for your website

Understanding Locale helps you make better decisions when taking a WordPress site multilingual — from choosing URL structures and engines to controlling costs. Transxlate handles the mechanics (language URLs, lang attributes, caching, hreflang on Pro) so terms like this become settings, not engineering projects.

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