MultiLipi gives you full control over how your language switcher looks and behaves—across both desktop and mobile views. Whether you're aiming for seamless design integration or more visible accessibility, customizing your switcher can improve user experience and maintain design consistency across multilingual pages.

Step-by-Step Setup Guide

1. Navigate to Language Switcher Settings

To begin customizing your language switcher:

  • Go to your MultiLipi dashboard

  • Select Language Switcher from the Settings tab on the left menu.
    Sidebar navigation highlighting Language Switcher settings option

2. Edit Switcher Layout and Appearance

Once inside the Switch Editor, you’ll see a dedicated dashboard with customization options for both Desktop and Mobile interfaces.Switch Editor panel showing Desktop and Mobile toggle options

3. Template (Switcher Style)

Choose from predefined switcher styles that best match your website’s UI:Language switcher style dropdown with prebuilt templates

4. Positioning the Switcher

Set the language switcher’s position on the screen:

  • Floating (corner-based positioning like bottom-left)
  • Embedded (inserted into a specific HTML element)

Fallback logic ensures the switcher reverts to floating if the embedded spot isn't found.

Position options for language switcher including floating and embedded placement

5. Customize Switcher Colors

Choose your own color palette to match your branding. Set:

  • Background Color
  • Text Color

Use RGB values or the built-in color picker.Color customization panel for language switcher

6. Advanced Custom CSS (Optional)

For full control, inject your own CSS rules to style the switcher exactly how you want.

Example: 

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#lang-switcher-selected-lang .fi {

  border-radius: 0px;

}

#dynamicDropdown {

  /* your styles */

}

Custom CSS text area for advanced language switcher customization

7. Save or Reset

  • Click Save to apply your changes.

  • Click Reset to revert to the default design.

Final Preview

All customizations are instantly previewed in real-time, letting you toggle between desktop and mobile modes to ensure consistency across device types.

Wrapping Up

The language switcher editor in MultiLipi allows you to:

  • Pick your ideal display style
  • Adjust exact position
  • Match colors with your website theme
  • Use custom CSS for complete flexibility

Perfect your user experience for multilingual audiences—all within a few clicks.