After configuring the sitecore Habitat based on the instruction from GIThub, we could see sometimes locale code is getting added and not added to the URL.
This is happening inconsistently.But the content are loading as expected.
Both below URL are working fine
http://habitat.dev.local/en/About-Habitat/Getting-Started
http://habitat.dev.local/About-Habitat/Getting-Started
The same is happening EN and DA locale. Is there a way to show the locale code permanently in the URL
This is controlled by the languageEmbedding attribute on your linkManager.
By default, Sitecore adds the language code to your URLs asNeeded. Which is a bit fuzzy; but essentially Sitecore should add it when it isn't sure of your current Context.Language and wants to make sure the URL points to the desired result.
Other options are:
You can find the configuration in your Sitecore.Config located under App_Include.
<!-- Options (first is default):
addAspxExtension: false | true (If you set this to false, remember to configure IIS to map all requests (*) to ASP.NET)
alwaysIncludeServerUrl: false | true
encodeNames: true | false
languageEmbedding: asNeeded | always | never
languageLocation: filePath | queryString
lowercaseUrls: true | false
shortenUrls: true | false
useDisplayName: false | true
-->
<linkManager defaultProvider="sitecore">
<providers>
<clear />
<add name="sitecore" type="Sitecore.Links.LinkProvider, Sitecore.Kernel" addAspxExtension="false" alwaysIncludeServerUrl="false" encodeNames="true" languageEmbedding="asNeeded" languageLocation="filePath" lowercaseUrls="false" shortenUrls="true" useDisplayName="false" />
</providers>
</linkManager>
It is not recommended practice to modify this file directly however. I recommend you implement any changes as a Sitecore Config Patch file. Described many places, for instance in Create a Sitecore LinkProvider to use different LinkManager.
LinkProviderinsitecore.configfile. There islanguageEmbedding. Set it to true;