Dennis Ploetner

OK, thanks for pointing it out.

Thanks for reaching out.

The Multisite Language Switcher plugin itself does not add /#/ to URLs. Its function is to manage language relations between sites in a WordPress Multisite network, and it doesn’t interfere with URL fragments or hashes like #.

What you’re seeing (/#/ or /cn/#/) is more likely introduced by:

• JavaScript from your theme or another plugin — some front-end frameworks or scripts (especially those using Vue.js, AngularJS, or React with hash-based routing) can add URL fragments like /#/.
• A redirect rule in your .htaccess, Nginx config, or JavaScript that appends a hash.

To confirm this, you can try:

1. Switching to a default theme (like Twenty Twenty-Four) and deactivating other plugins temporarily to see if the behavior persists.
2. Checking your browser’s developer tools (Network tab) to trace where and when the /#/ is added.

If it turns out the plugin is involved somehow – maybe via a filter or a compatibility issue – I’d be happy to take a closer look. Please share more details about your theme or any other plugins in use.

• This reply was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by Dennis Ploetner.

Hey @belomat,

please, test version 2.9.6 which was build to solve your issue.

Cheers!

Thanks, for pointing that out. I will check and come back with further info!

Cheers!

Thank you! Guten Rutsch! 🙂

I would suggest a slight change, because it would give you more flexibility and it is a bit more future-proof. You could use do_action when you want to print the output of MSLS in various parts of your templates. Let’s assume you just put this in your subheader:

<?php

$args = array(); // this could held some config
do_action( 'zwibasti_language_switcher_output', $args ); // this triggers an action

In the functions.php (or in a custom plugin) you could have something like this:

<?php

function zwibasti_msls_print( array $args ): void {
    if ( ! function_exists( 'the_msls' ) ) {
        return;
    }

    $tags array(
        'before_item'   => '<li>',
        'after_item'    => '</li>',
        'before_output' => '<ul class="your-css-class">,
        'after_output'  => '</ul>',
    );

    the_msls( wp_parse_args( $tags, $args ) );
}
add_action( 'zwibasti_language_switcher_output', 'zwibasti_msls_print' );

What is the advantage? You can do it without looking in all files whenever you decide to change something or even use another solution. Also, with the centralized functionality, you can decide the minimal setup.

Where did you add the code? To a functions.php file in your theme or a custom plugin?