How to add a language menu on the banner (New Version)

Overview

It covers the language menu on the banner header, not the merchant admin language.

The New Banner can show a language control in the header so visitors can switch banner copy without changing the whole store language.

That is separate from:

• All settings > Language & translations: default language, extra languages, and detection (browser, IP, URL, store locale)
• All settings > Language & translations > Edit (on a language): translated strings for banner, cookies, categories, DSR, and declaration

If Hide header is on in Layout, the language menu is hidden with the title and logo.

Before you start

• Add extra languages under All settings > Language & translations.
• Confirm translations exist under All settings > Language & translations > Edit on each language (manual, presets, or Google Translate on eligible plans).

For adding languages and detection, see How to add a multilingual cookie consent banner?.

Enable the banner language menu

1. Open Shopify Admin > Apps > Pandectes GDPR Compliance.
2. Go to Cookie banner > Content.
3. Open Localization.
4. Enable the option that allows visitors to change language on the banner.
5. Confirm the extra languages you need are listed.
6. Save.

Keep the header visible

1. Open Layout.
2. For Cookie notice (and preferences if you use a header there), make sure Hide header is off.
3. Save.

Verify

1. Preview the cookie notice and confirm the language control is in the header.
2. Switch language and check titles, messages, and buttons.
3. Repeat for preferences if that dialog is enabled.
4. Test detection from All settings > Language & translations in a private window with a different browser language or /fr URL, depending on your detection method.

Related articles

• How to edit banner texts and links (New Version)
• Customizing the layout of the banner (New Version)

Updated on: 05/10/2026