Languages and currencies

Tambour ships in English only. You add languages and currencies in Shopify, and the theme shows them: shoppers pick a country or region and a language from selectors in the header, the menu drawer and the footer.

Show the country and language selectors

The Header and the Footer each have two settings:

• Show country/region selector lists every country or region you sell to, with its currency, such as “Canada (CAD $)”.
• Show language selector lists every language your store is published in, each in its own language, such as “Français”.

Both are off by default. Choosing an option reloads the page in that country’s currency or that language.

Turn them on in one place or both:

1. In the theme editor, select the Header section, or the Footer section.
2. Turn on Show country/region selector, Show language selector, or both.
3. Click Save.

In the header, the selectors sit beside Account on screens 750px and wider. On phones they move to the foot of the menu drawer, under Account. In the footer they sit in the bottom row, before the copyright line.

A selector shows only when there is something to choose. With one country or region, the country selector stays hidden even when it is on, and the same goes for the language selector with one published language. A common mistake is turning a selector on, seeing nothing, and taking it for a theme problem. Sell to a second country or region, or publish a second language, in Shopify first.

Translate the theme

Every word the theme prints on the storefront, such as “Add to cart”, “Nothing here yet” or “Browse the shop”, is in English. To sell in another language:

1. Add the language in your Shopify admin and publish it. See Shopify’s guide to languages.
2. Translate the theme’s words, your products, collections and pages with Shopify’s Translate & Adapt app. See Shopify’s guide to Translate & Adapt.
3. Turn on Show language selector in the header or the footer.

The text you type into sections and blocks, such as headings, button labels and announcement messages, is yours, not the theme’s. Translate it in Translate & Adapt as well, or shoppers see it in English.

To change the English wording itself, for example “Add to cart” to “Add to bag”, you don’t need a second language. Use Edit default theme content on the theme. See Shopify’s guide to changing theme wording.

Sell in other currencies

Shopify Markets sets which countries you sell to, their currencies and their prices. See Shopify’s guide to markets. The theme shows prices in the shopper’s currency, as Shopify sends them, and Show country/region selector lets shoppers switch.

Free shipping threshold in Theme settings > Cart is set in your store’s currency. A shopper paying in another currency sees it converted at Shopify’s exchange rate. The free shipping slats only show progress toward that amount. The shipping rate itself comes from your shipping settings in Shopify, per market. See Shopify’s guide to shipping.

Common questions

Does Tambour come in other languages?

No. It ships in English. Translate it with Translate & Adapt, or hire a translator to work in the app.

Why don’t I see the country selector?

Your store sells to one country or region, or Show country/region selector is off in the section you’re looking at. The header and footer have their own settings.

Can shoppers pick a currency without picking a country?

No. In Shopify, the currency follows the country or region. The selector lists countries with their currencies.

Why does free shipping show a different amount in euros?

The threshold is converted from your store’s currency at Shopify’s exchange rate, so it can come out at an uneven amount. Check that your shipping rate for that market matches what shoppers see.