Setting the Default Language for New Blogs

The Language Preference setting determines the default language used both for system-generated text on new blogs created under your Reseller account and, until it is changed by the blog publisher, for the Publisher Control Panel.

Note: Changing the language setting will not affect existing blogs.

The language preference setting includes a locale; locales determine cultural preferences such as the format used for numbers, currency, time, short date, and long date. For example, "EN_US" will set the language to American English, and the locale to the United States. The locale in this example determines that time will be displayed using the 12-hour clock rather than the 24-hour clock.

The default setting can be changed at any time to another available language.

To change the default language for new blogs:

1.	Click the Settings tab. The Edit Settings page opens.

2.	In the Administration Settings section, use the Language Preference drop-down list to choose the language to use.

3.	Click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page. When you click Save Changes, any new blogs will use the Reseller’s default language (until the blog owner chooses a different language).