[Shopify Tutorial] How to Create a Multi-Language Shopify Store - RTL & LTR Languages

In this article, we create RTL language for eMarket Shopify theme as example. This instruction also is applied for other Shopify themes and languages.

To create a new language for your store, you need to have a new theme to configure it. The simple way is to duplicate the existing one.

Configure Multi Language, RTL language in Shopify

Step 1:

Go to "Online Store" -> "Themes", duplicate an existing theme "emarket-home-1" and name it to "Emarket - RTL"

Step 2:

Go to "Online Store" -> "Themes" -> "Emarket - RTL" theme -> "Customize"

Step 3:

Go to "Theme setting" -> "LAYOUT" -> select "Enable Layout RTL?" -> "Save"

Step 4:

Go to "Themes" -> "Emarket - RTL" theme -> "Actions" -> "Edit languages" to edit language for RTL theme

Step 5:

In "Edit language", translate content to Arabic language or any language you want and "Save".

Step 6:

Go to "Online Store" -> "Navigation" -> "Language" -> Create new menu "Arabic". In menu "Arabic" -> click "Edit" and set link to "Emarket - RTL" theme.

For example, https://ss-emarket2.myshopify.com/?preview_theme_id=32048578626, in which id=32048578626 is your RTL theme ID.

To get theme ID: Go to "Online Store" -> "Themes" -> "Emarket - RTL" -> click "Actions" -> "Edit code", you will see the ID on the browser address bar.

Step 7:

Create a menu language on frontend that user can easily switch between languages.

Go to "Online Store" -> "Themes" -> "Emarket - RTL" and other themes that you want to display the language menu -> "Customize" -> "Theme settings" -> "Language Link List" -> select menu "Language"

Now, you can go to your store frontend, f5 and see the modifications.

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