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mageplaza/magento-2-chinese-language-pack
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Chinese language package for Magento 2

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Magento 2 Chinese Language Pack
-------------------------------

[](#magento-2-chinese-language-pack)

Today I will provide you another helpful document - **Magento 2 Chinese Simplified Language Pack**. With this knowledge base article, you can change the Magento 2 default language to Chinese Simplified Language with only two simple steps. After finishing, all labels on your storefront will be auto-converted to Chinese Simplified quickly.

Read more [Magento 2 Chinese Language Pack](https://www.mageplaza.com/magento-2-chinese-language-pack.html)

[![Mageplaza Chinese language pack](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5cb83a06f07b3a6d7121e84849515aee57b2efc291aef36adff424b4c8a73be1/68747470733a2f2f63646e332e6d616765706c617a612e636f6d2f6d656469612f67656e6572616c2f716a57506a31572e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5cb83a06f07b3a6d7121e84849515aee57b2efc291aef36adff424b4c8a73be1/68747470733a2f2f63646e332e6d616765706c617a612e636f6d2f6d656469612f67656e6572616c2f716a57506a31572e706e67)

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

1. Language Package Process
2. Install Chinese Language Pack
3. How to active Chinese language pack
4. How to contribute
5. Supported Magento versions
6. Notes
7. Language package authors

1. Language Package Process
---------------------------

[](#1-language-package-process)

This is status of Chinese Language Pack, you can see how many percentage of this project has been done.

[![Chinese language pack process](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7ad5d9d1cc8cebb7f9a0313f4ba7f02cf7cbf5970db5b000f69f74adf0d42fcf/68747470733a2f2f70726f67726573732d6261722e6465762f2f3f7469746c653d636f6d706c65746564)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7ad5d9d1cc8cebb7f9a0313f4ba7f02cf7cbf5970db5b000f69f74adf0d42fcf/68747470733a2f2f70726f67726573732d6261722e6465762f2f3f7469746c653d636f6d706c65746564)

It is not fully translated? Feel free to contribute:

- [On Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/magento-2): It takes time to approve your contribution by Magento team.
- [On Github](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-chinese-language-pack/blob/master/HOW-TO-CONTRIBUTE.md): It's faster, our team will approve it after you send pull request.

Find other [language packs here](https://www.mageplaza.com/magento-2-extensions/language-packs.html)

2. How to Install Chinese Language Pack
---------------------------------------

[](#2-how-to-install-chinese-language-pack)

There are 3 different methods to install this language pack.

### ✓ Method #1. Composer method (Recommend)

[](#-method-1-composer-method-recommend)

Install the Chinese language pack via composer is never easier.

**Install Chinese pack**:

With Marketing Automation (recommend):

```
composer require mageplaza/magento-2-chinese-language-pack:dev-master mageplaza/module-smtp
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy zh_Hans_CN
php bin/magento indexer:reindex
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush

```

Without Marketing Automation:

```
composer require mageplaza/magento-2-chinese-language-pack:dev-master
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy zh_Hans_CN
php bin/magento indexer:reindex
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush

```

**Update Chinese pack**:

```
composer update mageplaza/magento-2-chinese-language-pack:dev-master
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy zh_Hans_CN
php bin/magento indexer:reindex
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush

```

#### Authentication required (If any)

[](#authentication-required-if-any)

[![Authentication required](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/18175f8adc784ebada66afdc2b6dae4954109fa15efaa41ee216b9e7db34af17/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e6d616765706c617a612e636f6d2f6d656469612f67656e6572616c2f646d727969506b2e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/18175f8adc784ebada66afdc2b6dae4954109fa15efaa41ee216b9e7db34af17/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e6d616765706c617a612e636f6d2f6d656469612f67656e6572616c2f646d727969506b2e706e67)

If you have not added this authentication, you can follow [this guide](http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.0/install-gde/prereq/connect-auth.html)

Or use these keys:

```
Public Key: c7af1bfc9352e9c986637eec85ed53af
Private Key: 17e1b72ea5f0b23e9dbfb1f68dc12b53

```

### ✓ Method #2. Copy &amp; Paste method (Not recommended)

[](#-method-2-copy--paste-method-not-recommended)

This method suitable for non-technical people such as merchants. Just download the package then flush cache.

**Overview**

- Step 1: Download the Chinese language pack
- Step 2: Unzip Chinese pack
- Step 3: Flush Magento 2 Cache

#### Step 1 : Download the Chinese language pack

[](#step-1--download-the-chinese-language-pack)

You can download the language pack from above link

#### Step 2: Unzip Chinese pack

[](#step-2-unzip-chinese-pack)

Unzip the Chinese language pack to Magento 2 root folder. In this guide, we extract to `/var/www/html/`Your Magento 2 root folder can be: `/home/account_name/yourstore.com/public_html/`

```
unzip master.zip app/i18n/Mageplaza/

```

Rename folder `magento-2-chinese-language-pack` to `zh_hans_cn`.

You also can unzip locally and upload them to Magento 2 root folder.

#### Step 3: Flush Magento 2 Cache

[](#step-3-flush-magento-2-cache)

Follow this guide to [Flush Cache on your Magento 2 store](https://www.mageplaza.com/kb/how-flush-enable-disable-cache.html)

### ✓ Method #3. Download and install manually (Not recommended)

[](#-method-3-download-and-install-manually-not-recommended)

To download and install Chinese pack manually, you have to access to your server via FTP or SFTP.

#### Step 1: Download the package

[](#step-1-download-the-package)

- [Download .zip](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-chinese-language-pack/archive/master.zip)
- [Download .tar.gz](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-chinese-language-pack/tarball/master)

#### Step 1: Unzip and upload

[](#step-1-unzip-and-upload)

Unzip the compressed file and upload file `master.zip` into `app/i18n/Mageplaza/zh_hans_cn/`

See this screenshot:

[![Chinese pack](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c04c3b10d20c6dcd78639891bc0a0a55df5104d01048acd0420d8178041a9559/68747470733a2f2f63646e332e6d616765706c617a612e636f6d2f6d656469612f67656e6572616c2f6c616e67756167652d7061636b2e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c04c3b10d20c6dcd78639891bc0a0a55df5104d01048acd0420d8178041a9559/68747470733a2f2f63646e332e6d616765706c617a612e636f6d2f6d656469612f67656e6572616c2f6c616e67756167652d7061636b2e706e67)

This language pack code is: **zh\_hans\_cn**

#### Step 2: Flush cache

[](#step-2-flush-cache)

Follow this guide to [Flush Cache on your Magento 2 store](https://www.mageplaza.com/kb/how-flush-enable-disable-cache.html)

3. How to Active the Chinese language pack
------------------------------------------

[](#3-how-to-active-the-chinese-language-pack)

Now time to active the Chinese language pack for your Magento 2 store. From Magento 2 admin panel, navigate to `Stores > Configuration > General > Locale Options`[![{{Magento 2 Chinese language pack}}](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/13654581146574de6068a83f2e963ecf75f4ccd1a290ccebca05b6a5f6f1883f/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e6d616765706c617a612e636f6d2f6d656469612f67656e6572616c2f6150535541306c2e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/13654581146574de6068a83f2e963ecf75f4ccd1a290ccebca05b6a5f6f1883f/68747470733a2f2f63646e2e6d616765706c617a612e636f6d2f6d656469612f67656e6572616c2f6150535541306c2e706e67)

4. How to contribute
--------------------

[](#4-how-to-contribute)

Contribute to this language at :

- [On Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/magento-2): It takes time to approve your contribution by Magento team.
- [On Github](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-chinese-language-pack/blob/master/HOW-TO-CONTRIBUTE.md): It's faster, our team will approve it after you send pull request.

5. Supported Magento versions
-----------------------------

[](#5-supported-magento-versions)

It supports all Magento 2 versions include [Magento 2 open-source](https://www.mageplaza.com/download-magento/) (Community), Magento 2 Commerce (EE), Magento Cloud, Magento B2B, Magento MSI.

- Magento v2.0.x
- Magento v2.1.x
- Magento v2.2.x
- Magento v2.3.x
- Magento v2.4.x

6. Notes
--------

[](#6-notes)

- This project automatically updates weekly from Crowdin.
- Any question, issue please [create a new issue](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-chinese-language-pack/issues/new)

7. Language package authors
---------------------------

[](#7-language-package-authors)

- [Magento official translations project for Magento 2](https://crowdin.com/project/magento-2)
- Magento Community
- Language packages built by [Mageplaza team](https://www.mageplaza.com/)

8. References
-------------

[](#8-references)

-
-

Mageplaza extensions on Magento Marketplace, Github
---------------------------------------------------

[](#mageplaza-extensions-on-magento-marketplace-github)

- [Layered Navigation](https://marketplace.magento.com/mageplaza-layered-navigation-m2.html)
- [One Step Checkout](https://marketplace.magento.com/mageplaza-magento-2-one-step-checkout-extension.html)
- [SMTP](https://marketplace.magento.com/mageplaza-module-smtp.html) ; [SMTP on Github](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-smtp)
- [Blog](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-blog)
- [Security](https://marketplace.magento.com/mageplaza-module-security.html)
- [Social Login](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-social-login)
- [SEO](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-seo) ; [SEO on Marketplace](https://marketplace.magento.com/mageplaza-magento-2-seo-extension.html)
- [SMTP](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-smtp)
- [Product Slider](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-product-slider)
- [Banner](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-banner-slider)
- [Sample Payment Method](https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-sample-payment-method)

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance17

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity48

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community20

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity27

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 90.9% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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