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# Merge Proposal: Preferred Languages

**[Make WordPress Core](https://daily.dev/sources/wordpresscore)** · 3 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Preferred Languages is a feature in WordPress that replaces the existing languages dropdown with a supercharged version, allowing users to select multiple preferred languages. It improves the translation loading process and reduces the risk for bugs and plugin incompatibilities.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/05/07/merge-proposal-preferred-languages/>

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