wagtail · thibaudcolas · Jul 9, 2026 · Jun 25, 2026 · Jun 25, 2026 · Jun 25, 2026
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ For example, the _Translators: Icelandic (latest)_ group has access to:
 
 When working on changes to the "latest" source content in English, make sure to avoid unnecessarily removing and adding StreamField blocks, so block references are stable between revisions.
 
+#### RTL support
+
+The guide supports right-to-left languages, like Arabic and Hebrew. All layout and styling changes must work correctly in both LTR and RTL.
+
+If you're unsure whether something should mirror or stay fixed, start a thread in [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/wagtail/guide/discussions) or the #editor-guide channel of the [Wagtail Slack workspace](https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/wiki/Slack).
+
 ### Versioning
 
 Our default "latest" version of the guide corresponds to Wagtail’s release currently in development. When Wagtail has a new release, we create a copy of the guide’s "latest" content for that release. Here are the preliminary steps to do this:

diff --git a/apps/core/templates/base.html b/apps/core/templates/base.html
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-{% load core_tags wagtailcore_tags wagtailroutablepage_tags wagtailuserbar manifest %}
+{% load core_tags wagtailcore_tags wagtailroutablepage_tags wagtailuserbar manifest i18n %}
 
 {% wagtail_site as current_site %}
+{% get_current_language_bidi as LANGUAGE_BIDI %}
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="{% block lang %}{% get_language_from_language_code self.locale.language_code %}{% endblock %}" class="no-js">
+<html lang="{% block lang %}{% get_language_from_language_code self.locale.language_code %}{% endblock %}" dir="{% if LANGUAGE_BIDI %}rtl{% else %}ltr{% endif %}" class="no-js">
     <head>
         <meta charset="utf-8" />
         <title>

diff --git a/apps/core/templates/components/feedback.html b/apps/core/templates/components/feedback.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <div class="feedback">
     {% csrf_token %}
     <div class="feedback__container" data-feedback-container>
-        <h2 class="feedback__heading">{% trans 'Was this page helpful?' %}</h2>
+        <h2 class="feedback__heading" dir="auto">{% trans 'Was this page helpful?' %}</h2>
         <div class="feedback__options">
             <button class="feedback__button" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-title="{% trans 'This page was helpful' %}" data-bs-trigger="hover" data-happy-button aria-label="{% trans 'Happy' %}">
                 {% include "./svg/happy.svg" %}

diff --git a/apps/core/templates/components/footer.html b/apps/core/templates/components/footer.html
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
                         {% endwith %}
                     </div>
                     <div class="link-block__content">
-                        <h2 class="link-block__heading">{{ footer_item.title }}</h2>
-                        <div class="link-block__description">
+                        <h2 class="link-block__heading" dir="auto">{{ footer_item.title }}</h2>
+                        <div class="link-block__description" dir="auto">
                             {{ footer_item.description }}
                         </div>
                     </div>

diff --git a/apps/core/templates/components/language_selector.html b/apps/core/templates/components/language_selector.html
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
         {% if page %}
         <button class="language-selector__toggle dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
             {% get_language_info for LANGUAGE_CODE as lang %}
-            <span class="language-selector__label">{{ lang.name_translated }} {% if page %}({% get_version_from_language_code page.localized.locale.language_code %}){% endif %}</span>
+            <span class="language-selector__label" dir="auto">{{ lang.name_translated }} {% if page %}({% get_version_from_language_code page.localized.locale.language_code %}){% endif %}</span>
         </button>
         {% spaceless %}
             <ul class="language-selector__dropdown dropdown-menu">
             {% for translation in page.get_translations.live %}
                 {% get_language_info for translation.locale.language_code as lang %}
                 <li>
-                    <a href="{% pageurl translation %}" rel="alternate" hreflang="{% get_language_from_language_code translation.locale.language_code %}" class="language-selector__dropdown-item dropdown-item">
+                    <a href="{% pageurl translation %}" rel="alternate" hreflang="{% get_language_from_language_code translation.locale.language_code %}" class="language-selector__dropdown-item dropdown-item" dir="auto">
                         {{ lang.name_local }} ({% get_version_from_language_code translation.locale.language_code %})
                     </a>
                 </li>

diff --git a/apps/core/templates/components/nav_buttons.html b/apps/core/templates/components/nav_buttons.html
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
     {% if previous %}
         <a href="{% pageurl previous %}" class="nav-buttons__link" rel="prev">
             {% include "core/svg/arrow.svg" %}
-            <div class="nav-buttons__label">
+            <div class="nav-buttons__label" dir="auto">
                 {{ previous }}
             </div>
         </a>
     {% endif %}
     {% if next %}
         <a href="{% pageurl next %}" class="nav-buttons__link" rel="next">
-            <div class="nav-buttons__label">
+            <div class="nav-buttons__label" dir="auto">
                 {{ next }}
             </div>
             {% include "core/svg/arrow.svg" %}

diff --git a/apps/core/templates/components/navigation.html b/apps/core/templates/components/navigation.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             </li>
             <li class="navigation__item">
         {% endif %}
-                <a href="{% pageurl item %}" class="navigation__link{% if info.level == 0 %} navigation__link--heading{% endif %}{% if item.id == current_page.id %} active{% endif %}">{{ item }}</a>
+                <a href="{% pageurl item %}" class="navigation__link{% if info.level == 0 %} navigation__link--heading{% endif %}{% if item.id == current_page.id %} active{% endif %}" dir="auto">{{ item }}</a>
         {% for close in info.close %}
             </li>
         </ul>

diff --git a/apps/core/templates/core/blocks/alert.html b/apps/core/templates/core/blocks/alert.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <div class="alert__icon">
             {% include self.icon %}
         </div>
-        <div class="alert__heading">{% trans self.alert_type %}</div>
+        <div class="alert__heading" dir="auto" >{% trans self.alert_type %}</div>
     </div>
     <div class="alert__content">
         {{ self.alert_body|richtext }}

diff --git a/apps/core/templates/core/blocks/section.html b/apps/core/templates/core/blocks/section.html
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
           {% include self.icon %}
         </div>
         <div class="section__content">
-            <h2 class="section__heading">{{ self.title }}</h2>
-            <p class="section__description">{{ self.text }}</p>
+            <h2 class="section__heading" dir="auto">{{ self.title }}</h2>
+            <p class="section__description" dir="auto">{{ self.text }}</p>
         </div>
     </a>
 </div>

diff --git a/apps/core/templates/core/content_page.html b/apps/core/templates/core/content_page.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {% load wagtailcore_tags core_tags i18n %}
 
 {% block content %}
-    <h1 class="heading heading--one">{{ page.title }}</h1>
+    <h1 class="heading heading--one" dir="auto">{{ page.title }}</h1>
 
     {% if page.table_of_contents %}
         <div class="toc">
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ <h2 class="toc__heading">{% trans 'In this section' %}</h2>
                     <ul>
                         {% for child in children %}
                             <li>
-                                <a href="{% pageurl child %}">{{ child.title }}</a>
+                                <a href="{% pageurl child %}" dir="auto">{{ child.title }}</a>
                             </li>
                         {% endfor %}
                     </ul>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ <h2 class="toc__heading">{% trans 'In this section' %}</h2>
     {% endwith %}
 
 
-    <p class="byline">
+    <p dir="auto" class="byline">
         <em>{% blocktrans with last_updated=page.last_published_at|date:"F j, Y" trimmed %}Last updated: {{ last_updated }}{% endblocktrans %}</em>
     </p>
 

diff --git a/apps/core/templates/core/home_page.html b/apps/core/templates/core/home_page.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-    <h1 class="heading heading--display">{{ page.title }}</h1>
+    <h1 class="heading heading--display" dir="auto">{{ page.title }}</h1>
 
     <div class="introduction">
         {{ page.introduction|richtext }}

diff --git a/apps/core/templates/core/svg/explanation.svg b/apps/core/templates/core/svg/explanation.svg