Hey @Sjoppuvesen this is aimed at if, for example, you had existing advertising pointing at myshopify.com/is/products/product-A - those links would break. But if that’s not a risk for you you can safely change the primary market default language. Just avoid changing the store default language.
Topic summary
Goal: make Latvian the root language on bonati.lv and serve English at bonati.lv/en.
Key approach:
- Set Latvian as the default language of the primary market (Latvia). This controls the language at the domain root.
- Do not change the store default language in Settings > Languages unless absolutely necessary.
Clarification on warnings:
- Switching a primary market’s default language (e.g., to Icelandic) may show a warning about breaking URLs like …/is.
- This warning refers to existing external links or ads pointing to those language-prefixed URLs, which could stop working after the change.
- It does not indicate loss of translations; translations created (e.g., via Translate & Adapt) remain.
Action items:
- Change the primary market default language to the desired language (Latvian for bonati.lv; Icelandic in the second case).
- Audit and update any external links or advertising that point to old language-specific URLs.
- Avoid changing the store default language in Settings > Languages.
Status: Guidance provided; feasible with caution about existing URL dependencies. Resolution appears reached.
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