How to switch WordPress site language from English to German

I’m having trouble switching my WordPress website language to German. Right now everything shows in English on the frontend but I want visitors to see German text instead.

I already tried updating the wp-config.php file but that didn’t work. My site is running WordPress version 4.0 and I’m not sure what other steps I need to take.

I’ve seen other people mention language packs and translation files but I’m confused about the whole process. Do I need to download German language files somewhere? Should I be looking at my theme settings or WordPress admin settings?

Any help would be great because I’ve been stuck on this for a while now. What’s the correct way to change the display language for the entire frontend?

Hmm, what exactly did you change in wp-config.php? And are you running any caching plugins? Sometimes they keep the English version stuck and need clearing after you switch languages.

true, 4.0 is kinda old! check your dashboard settings for site language. if german ain’t there, you gotta grab the language pack from wordpress.org/translate - then it should pop up. good luck!