Turn diagram languages on or off
Every language is available by default except TikZ. Most sites will never use two thirds of them, and a shorter picker is a kinder picker.
Turning a language off removes it from the picker for new diagrams. It does not affect diagrams already drawn in it.
#When you would change this
Standardising on a handful of languages across a site.
Reducing choice for a large, non-technical user base.
Turning something on that is off, TikZ being the usual case.
#What you can set
Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Language toggles | One switch per language, in the site settings. |
Presets | Minimal, Standard and Complete set the whole list in one click. |
Effect on the picker | Disabled languages disappear from the editor picker. |
Effect on existing diagrams | None. They still render and still open. |
Absent is not the same as off. A site that has never touched these settings gets the defaults, which means everything except TikZ. Once you save the settings, the saved list is what applies.
#A few things that catch people out
Rendering is never gated by these toggles. An existing diagram in a disabled language keeps working.
Writing the toggle list writes the full list, so two admins editing at once can overwrite each other.
If a language is missing from the picker, this is almost always why. See Troubleshooting.
#Related
Set it once, in the right place.
