Set Preferred Language for Guest Users #5295

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T09:55:09+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:55:09 +03:00

Originally created by @kordkheili on GitHub (May 29, 2025).

Describe the feature you'd like

I noticed that currently, it's not possible to set a preferred language for guest users.

Thanks for considering this!

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

Adding this feature would greatly improve the user experience on public-facing pages.

Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means?

No

Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue?

I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundamental request

How long have you been using BookStack?

Under 3 months

Additional context

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Originally created by @kordkheili on GitHub (May 29, 2025). ### Describe the feature you'd like I noticed that currently, it's not possible to set a preferred language for guest users. Thanks for considering this! ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users Adding this feature would greatly improve the user experience on public-facing pages. ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? No ### Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue? - [x] I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundamental request ### How long have you been using BookStack? Under 3 months ### Additional context _No response_

OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request label 2026-02-05 09:55:09 +03:00

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2026-02-05 09:55:11 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:55:13 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025):

Hi @kordkheili,
Please see our guidance on setting the default language here:
https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/language-config/#setting-the-default-language

The default language is used by guest users by default, if their language cannot be autodetected based upon their browser data, although this auto-detection can also be disabled as per the guidance also on the linked page above.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (May 29, 2025): Hi @kordkheili, Please see our guidance on setting the default language here: https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/language-config/#setting-the-default-language The default language is used by guest users by default, if their language cannot be autodetected based upon their browser data, although this auto-detection can also be disabled as per the guidance also on the linked page above.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:55:14 +03:00

@kordkheili commented on GitHub (May 30, 2025):

Hi @kordkheili, Please see our guidance on setting the default language here: https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/language-config/#setting-the-default-language

The default language is used by guest users by default, if their language cannot be autodetected based upon their browser data, although this auto-detection can also be disabled as per the guidance also on the linked page above.

Thank you, and apologies for the oversight.
Setting APP_AUTO_LANG_PUBLIC=false resolved the incorrect language detection issue for me.

@kordkheili commented on GitHub (May 30, 2025): > Hi [@kordkheili](https://github.com/kordkheili), Please see our guidance on setting the default language here: https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/language-config/#setting-the-default-language > > The default language is used by guest users by default, if their language cannot be autodetected based upon their browser data, although this auto-detection can also be disabled as per the guidance also on the linked page above. Thank you, and apologies for the oversight. Setting `APP_AUTO_LANG_PUBLIC=false` resolved the incorrect language detection issue for me.

OVERLORD referenced this issue

2026-02-05 10:33:09 +03:00

[PR #5295] [MERGED] Added support for concatenating multiple LDAP attributes in displayName #6471

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