---
title: "Manage Preferences"
description: "Configure your timezone and language preferences to control how timestamps and content appear across Contentstack."
url: "https://www.contentstack.com/docs/administration/manage-preferences"
product: "Contentstack"
doc_type: "guide"
audience:
  - developers
  - admins
version: "current"
last_updated: "2026-07-16"
---

# Manage Preferences

**Note:** Managing timezone and language preferences is a plan-based feature and may not be available to all users. Contact the Contentstack [support](mailto:support@contentstack.com) team for more details.

You can configure your timezone and default language from the **Preferences** section in your profile settings. These settings apply at the user level and affect only how content and timestamps are displayed for your account. They do not impact other users or stack-level configurations.

## Prerequisites

*   [Contentstack account](https://www.contentstack.com/login/)
*   Organization [Owner or Admin](/docs/administration/about-administration-roles) permissions

## What You Will Learn

*   How to set a default timezone for your account.
    
*   How to set a default content language.
    
*   How to override the default language for specific stacks.
    

## Set your Timezone and Language Preferences

To set a default timezone or language preference, log in to your [Contentstack account](https://www.contentstack.com/login/) and perform the following steps:

1.  Click your profile initials.
2.  Select **Profile Settings**.
3.  Click **Preferences**.
4.  In the **Time Zone** section, select your preferred timezone from the dropdown, and click **Save**.
    
    **Note:** The selected timezone determines how timestamps are displayed across the platform. Click **Reset** to revert to the organization’s default timezone.
    
5.  In the **Set Language** section, select a default content language, and click **Save**.
    
    **Note:** The selected language is used across stacks by default. You can override this setting for specific stacks using **Add Stack-specific Language**. Click **Reset** to revert to the default configuration.
    

![Setting timezone and language preferences](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt2d43f51baca745a8/blt443c38377c3f21f5/69c6a1186e737f7f93cdfd8b/Managing_timezone_and_language_preferences.gif)

After configuring your timezone and language preferences, your Contentstack experience reflects your regional and language settings across the platform. You can update these preferences at any time or customize them further for specific stacks as needed.