How to switch WordPress site language from English to German

Frontend
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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?

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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.

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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!