How to disable language embedding in URLs in Sitecore?

Question

After setting up a simple Sitecore site, links to pages sometimes contain the current language:

http://example.com/item.aspx
http://example.com/en/item.aspx

I would like to disable this behavior so that all links point to http://example.com/item.aspx without the language as part of the path. How can this be done?

zzzzBov · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-10 15:39:52Z

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The web.config has a configuration setting for <linkManager> where the languageEmbedding option can be configured:

<linkManager defaultProvider="sitecore">
    <providers>
        <clear/>
        <add name="sitecore" ... languageEmbedding="asNeeded" ... />
    </providers>
</linkManager>

The languageEmbedding options are:

asNeeded
always
never

Changing the config to use languageEmbedding="never" will stop the language from showing up in the URL, and likewise languageEmbedding="always" will force the language to always show up in the URL.

edited Dec 10, 2015 at 15:39

answered Feb 15, 2013 at 21:22

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BraveNewMath Over a year ago

what will asNeeded do? Correct me if i'm wrong - my research so far suggests that it's a placeholder telling sitecore you'll create your own linkmanager to check whether it's needed. The default Sitecore linkmanager treats it the same as never.

Richard Szalay Over a year ago

asNeeded embeds language when no language cookie is found

Dražen Janjiček · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-16 19:21:53Z

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You should not use the "asNeeded" option as it might cause multiple urls for the same pages. Use either "never" or "always" which is much more SEO-friendly

answered Feb 16, 2013 at 19:21

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