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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 (Content > Miscellaneous), the language menu is hidden with the title and logo.


New Banner. For stores with the New version badge on Cookie banner. On the Legacy Banner, see How to switch to the new banner or switch back to the previous version.


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. In the Localization card, check that your extra languages are listed under Extra languages.
  4. Select the Language menu checkbox. It adds a dropdown on the banner header so visitors can pick their language.
  5. Use the desktop and mobile icons next to it to choose where the menu shows.
  6. Save.


Localization card with the Language menu checkbox


Keep the header visible


  1. Stay on the Content tab and find Miscellaneous.
  2. Make sure Hide header is off. The Language menu is not active while the header is hidden.
  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.



Updated on: 27/10/2026

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