Configuration Guide


Navigate to Site Administration → Plugins → Local plugins → Edwiser Localizer to configure the plugin.

1. Enable

Setting: Enable
Type: Checkbox (On / Off)

This is the master switch. When turned On, the language switcher becomes visible to users according to your other settings. When Off, the plugin is completely hidden and inactive.

Recommended: Keep this On once you’ve finished configuring.

2. Placement

Setting: Placement
Options: Header (default) or Footer

Controls where the language switcher appears on the page.

  • Header — The switcher appears in the top navigation bar, usually near the user menu or search icon. This is the most visible and accessible location.
  • Footer — The switcher appears at the bottom of the page. Ideal if you want the feature available but not competing with primary navigation.

Theme Tip: In Edwiser RemUI, the header placement integrates directly into the main navbar. In Footer mode, the plugin intelligently detects the footer container and positions itself without overlapping existing content.

Header Placement

Footer Placement

3. Show Icon

Setting: Show Icon
Options: Across site (default) or Course page

Controls the visibility scope of the switcher.

  • Across site — The switcher is visible on every page: dashboards, course pages, login screens, and admin pages.
  • Course page — The switcher only appears on pages with a course layout. Useful if you only want translation inside learning content and not on the site dashboard.

Note: The switcher automatically respects a course’s “Force language” setting. If a course forces a specific language, the switcher will hide itself on that course to avoid conflicts.

4. Translate To

Setting: Translate To
Type: Multi-select autocomplete

This is the list of languages your users will see in the dropdown.

  1. Click into the field and start typing a language name (e.g., “Spanish”).
  2. Select the languages you want to offer.
  3. Repeat to add more languages.

English is selected by default. You can remove it, but we recommend keeping at least one fallback language.

Important: Only select languages your audience actually needs. A shorter list (5–10 languages) is easier to navigate than a dropdown with 100+ options.

Language Dropdown Open

5. Appearance

Setting: Appearance
Options: Light (default) or Dark

Changes the color of the globe icon inside the switcher button.

  • Light — Dark-gray globe icon. Best for sites with light-colored navigation bars (e.g., default Boost theme).
  • Dark — Light-gray globe icon. Best for dark-themed sites or dark navigation bars (e.g., Edwiser RemUI in dark mode).

Light Appearance

Dark Appearance

6. Exclude from Translation

Setting: Exclude from translation
Type: Textarea (CSS selectors)

Sometimes you do not want certain text to be translated. Common examples include:
– Student names or usernames
– Course codes or SKU numbers
– Brand names and trademarks
– Mathematical formulas or code snippets
– Quiz questions that must remain in the original language

Enter CSS selectors into this box, one per line or separated by commas. For example:

.user-name,
.course-code,
#page-header .logo-text

Tip: To find the right CSS selector, right-click an element in your browser, choose Inspect, and copy the selector.

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