# Locales and portal settings

A portal can be published in several languages, and its settings decide where and how it appears.

## Watch the walkthrough

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## Locales

Open **Help Center → Locales**. Each language card shows how many articles and categories it has, and whether it is the **Default** or still a **Draft**.

![Locales](../../.gitbook/assets/guides/help-center-locales.jpg)

* **New locale** adds a language. A new locale starts as a draft, so customers do not see an empty section.
* The card's menu offers **Publish locale** or **Move to draft**, **Make default** (the language visitors land on), **Localize content** (the portal **Name**, **Page title** and **Header text** in this language), **Select recommended content** (the categories and articles featured on that language's home page) and **Delete**.

Articles and categories belong to one language. Write them in each language, or use **Translate** in the article list to draft translations; see [Writing and publishing articles](/help-center/writing-and-publishing-articles).

## Portal settings

Open **Help Center → Settings**. The top of the page holds the portal's name, logo, colours and widget; see [Creating a portal](/help-center/creating-a-portal). Below it:

### Custom domain

Host the portal on your own address, such as *help.yourbusiness.com*. Click **Add custom domain**, enter the domain and **Add domain**. A **DNS configuration** dialog shows the record to add at your domain provider; **Send instructions** emails them to whoever manages your domain. Once the record is in place the portal answers on your address. **Edit** changes it later.

### Appearance

Choose the layout: **Classic**, a welcoming home page with search and featured topics, or **Documentation**, side-by-side navigation that keeps every guide a click away. Under **Social links**, **Add social link** puts your social pages in the portal footer. Click **Save changes**.

### Delete portal

**Delete** followed by the portal's name removes the portal with all its articles and categories, after you confirm.

## Related

* [Creating a portal](/help-center/creating-a-portal)
* [Writing and publishing articles](/help-center/writing-and-publishing-articles)
* [Help Center (Knowledge Base)](/help-center/help-center-knowledge-base)

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Source: https://help.mampuai.com/help-center/locales-and-portal-settings