Magento 2 French Language Pack

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.

Other language packages are available at language packs page

1. Download & Contribute to French Language Pack

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French Pack

2. Process

French language pack

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3. How to Install French Language Pack

Method #1. Install via Composer

Install the French language pack via composer is really 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:flush

You may get this message:

Install Magento 2 extensions from Marketplace

=> Go to Access Keys page and Create A New Access Key.

Or use these keys:

Public Key: c7af1bfc9352e9c986637eec85ed53af
Private Key: 17e1b72ea5f0b23e9dbfb1f68dc12b53

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 cache:flush

Method #2. Install via command line

Install the French language pack via command line.

Download the 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: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.

4. How to active language pack

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