Item: Magento 2 French Language Pack
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Author: Linda

In this free topic, Magento 2 French Language Pack is referred to give you two steps of setting language. Today, you can remove the language barrier in the simple way if you really want to approach French clients. The only thing you need to do is transferring the default language of Magento 2 CE into French language via the following instructions.

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How to Install French Language Pack

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How to Install French Language Pack

Method #1. Install via Composer

Install the French language pack via composer is never easier.

Install French pack:

composer require mageplaza/magento-2-french-language-pack:dev-master
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy fr_FR
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush

Update French pack:

composer update mageplaza/magento-2-french-language-pack:dev-master
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy fr_FR
php bin/magento indexer:reindex
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush

Method #2. Install via command line

Install the French language pack via command line.

Download language file to your installation root directory. Now run the following command:

wget https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-french-language-pack/raw/master/fr_FR.csv
php bin/magento i18n:pack -m replace fr_FR.csv fr_FR
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy fr_FR
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush

As a result, a directory langpack will be created that contains proper structure of language files for your installation. Copy it over to your Magento installation and the translations should be visible.

Note: additional directory i18n contains strings for which the module could not be found in your installation. This file can be skipped.

How to active language pack

Now time to active the language pack for your Magento 2 store. From Magento 2 admin panel, navigate to Stores > Configuration > General > Locale Options Select French (France) and click Save Configuration