Answers.Body: <p>We can set default language in localization settings - <code>/civicrm/admin/setting/localization?reset=1</code></p>
  
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  <p>But, if I change that, the default value in the <code>options_value</code> table doesn't change, so not sure if it meets your requirement.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: i think that is more the language setting for the interface, not the 'preferred language' of the contact.
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Answers.Text: and i don't see why i should need to download a 'translation' purely to avoid all the contacts being tagged as 'preferred language = en_US' because I assure you, it is not the preferred language in much of the world.
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Body: <p>I think i must be missing something.</p>
  
  <p>When I go to Option Groups /civicrm/admin/options?reset=1</p>
  
  <p>and choose Language</p>
  
  <p>/civicrm/admin/options?gid=75&amp;reset=1</p>
  
  <p>i see no value listed as Default, and no option when I click 'edit' on an option to set it as Default, yet if i look in the DB for values where option_group_id = 75 it shows en_US as default.</p>
  
  <p>I set this to the desired value but where I am being blind in terms of doing this via the UI?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I have the same problem trying to set UK english. If anybody has an answer please let us know.
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Comments.Text: my sense is this is a bug/new requirement and someone needs to offer a patch. if you want us to look in to this I would be happy to offer 50% discount since it hit us too though clearly didn't cause enough of an itch at the time for us to scratch it.
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Title: How to set the default Preferred Language
ThreadText: # How to set the default Preferred Language
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-30)
  
  I think i must be missing something.
  
  When I go to Option Groups /civicrm/admin/options?reset=1
  
  and choose Language
  
  /civicrm/admin/options?gid=75&reset=1
  
  i see no value listed as Default, and no option when I click 'edit' on an option to set it as Default, yet if i look in the DB for values where option\_group\_id = 75 it shows en\_US as default.
  
  I set this to the desired value but where I am being blind in terms of doing this via the UI?
  
  **Tags:** language
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I have the same problem trying to set UK english. If anybody has an answer please let us know.  
  > **username_0**: my sense is this is a bug/new requirement and someone needs to offer a patch. if you want us to look in to this I would be happy to offer 50% discount since it hit us too though clearly didn't cause enough of an itch at the time for us to scratch it.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-10-30. Score: 1
  
  We can set default language in localization settings - `/civicrm/admin/setting/localization?reset=1`
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/cT27S.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/cT27S.png)
  
  But, if I change that, the default value in the `options_value` table doesn't change, so not sure if it meets your requirement.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: i think that is more the language setting for the interface, not the 'preferred language' of the contact.  
  > **username_0**: and i don't see why i should need to download a 'translation' purely to avoid all the contacts being tagged as 'preferred language = en_US' because I assure you, it is not the preferred language in much of the world.  
  
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