Language selection and translation for buttons and labels

Buttons, labels and other interface elements will normally be displayed in the language set in the user's browser.

Users can, however, view the translation of interface elements in a specific language when opening a guideline via a link by adding a language code to the URL. This will only work when accessing the guideline directly through the link.

To create a link with a specific language, add ?locale=XX to the end of the URL, where XX is the two-letter language code you want to use (for example: en, no, de, fr, nl).

This works on links to public guidelines using the guideline shortcode, for example:

https://www.magicapp.org/public/guideline/aEeJ7j?locale=no

It also works on links to specific recommendations and sections.

Note: Using a locale parameter changes the user's language preference across the whole of MAGICapp, not just for the guideline opened from the link. If users want to switch back to their previous language or choose a different language, they will need to do so using the same process.

Last updated: 29 September 2026