How To Edit A Store View In Magento 2

One of the most critical work in Magento 2 store configuration is edit a store view in Magento 2 backend. In the store view, the view name displays in the language selector, this is the reason why store administrators might want to edit the name of the default view to something more descriptive. The Name field appears as a simple label, and of course it can be modified easily. In this article, we will describe a tutorial on how to edit a store view in Magento 2.

If your Magento installation has a multi-site or multi-store setup, do not edit the store Code field without verifying that the value is not referenced in the index.php file. If you do not have access the server to access the file, you should ask a developer or store administrator to request access.

 

FIELD ORIGINAL VALUE UPDATED VALUE
Name Default Store View English
Code default english

Follow these steps to edit a store view

  1. On the Admin sidebar, click Stores. After that below Settings, click All Stores.
  2. Under Store View column of the Store table, click the name of the store view that you want to edit.

The Store and Status fields are not available when editing the default view.

edit a store view magento 2
Editing the Default View
  1. Update the following fields as material:
  • Store (non-default views only)
  • Name
  • Code (only if not used in index.php)
  • Status (non-default views only)
  • Sort Order
  1. Click Save Store View after completed.

Above is a tutorial on how to edit a store view in Magento 2 Stores Menu. In short, you click a Store tab in admin sidebar, click All Stores, select the store view that you want to edit under store view column and edit the field as you wish. We hope that you can edit your store view in Magento 2 backend using this tutorial. If you have any question about our tutorial, feel free to leave a comment. Don’t forget to like share and subscribe Magestandard for more Magento 2 tutorial coming soon.

 

How To Create A New Store View in Magento 2

After Magento Open Source is installed, the installation creates a hierarchy that includes the main website, store, and store view. To add a multi-language store view for a Magento 2 store and make the store available in different locales, the first thing you have to do is create a new store view in Magento 2 backend. Commonly, store views are used to make the store accessible in others locales. Shoppers can use the language chooser in the header of the store to change the store view. To change a store view, shoppers can select a language in the header of the store. In this article, we will describe a tutorial on how to create a new store view in Magento 2.

multiple store views in magento 2
Multiple Store Views

To create a new store view in Magento 2, please follow these steps:

  1. On the Admin sidebar, click Stores. After that under Settings, choose All Stores.
all stores in magento 2
All Stores
  1. Click Create Store View. After that, follow these tips:
store view information in magento 2
Store View Information

Configure Store to the parent store of this view.

  • Input a Name for this store view. The name displays in the language chooser in the store header. For example Spanish.
  • To identify the view, input a Code in lowercase characters. For example: spanish.
  • To activate the view, change Status to “Enabled.”
  • To decide the sequence in which this view is listed with other views, input a Sort Order number. (Optional)
  1. Click Save Store View after completed.

Above is a complete tutorial about adding store views in Magento 2 backend. We hope that you can manage to create multiple store views using this guideline. Feel free to leave a comment if you have any question, and remember to subscribe Magestandard to read more Magento 2 tutorial articles.