If you want to enable language fallback. Yes, below configuration needs to be set. It can be set in Sitecore.LanguageFallback.config or on `<site>` nodes in Sitecore.config. Both are same. But its recommended using patch files for any modifications. <sites> <site name="shell"> <patch:attribute name="enableItemLanguageFallback">true</patch:attribute> <patch:attribute name="enableFieldLanguageFallback">true</patch:attribute> </site> <site name="website"> <patch:attribute name="enableItemLanguageFallback">true</patch:attribute> <patch:attribute name="enableFieldLanguageFallback">true</patch:attribute> </site> </sites> if you have site 2 you need to add: <site name="site2"> <patch:attribute name="enableItemLanguageFallback">true</patch:attribute> <patch:attribute name="enableFieldLanguageFallback">true</patch:attribute> </site> Here is the official sitecore documentation on language-fallback: https://doc.sitecore.net/sitecore_experience_platform/setting_up__maintaining/language_fallback/language_fallback