# Stop Polylang Redirecting the Homepage by Browser Language

> Keeps visitors on the homepage they asked for instead of Polylang redirecting them to another language based on their browser, which also avoids caching and SEO surprises.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [Multilingual](https://wpide.com/library/category/multilingual/)
- Tags: polylang, redirect, homepage
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/pll-disable-home-redirect/

## Code

```php
add_filter( 'pll_redirect_home', '__return_false' );
```

## Notes

Visitors can still switch language with your language switcher.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Stop Polylang Redirecting the Homepage by Browser Language" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/