Knowledge Base

Multiple x-default entries can interfere with a search engine’s ability to follow your hreflang tag.

Multiple entries for a single language/region combination can cause issues with your hreflang tag.

Relative URLs may be misinterpreted by search engines, so it’s recommended they are fully qualified URLs as part of your hreflang tag.

An invalid URL in your hreflang attribute can get in the way of the search engine to reference the correct page.

The hreflang attribute should be implemented in the , not outside of it.

The hreflang attribute tells Google which language and country you are targeting for a specific page.

Language codes are a necessary component for hreflang attributes. If hreflang attributes are missing the language code, they’ll need to be added accordingly.

Empty hreflang URLs are going to be shown as errors in Google Search Console.

Conflicting Hreflang and Canonical Hreflang tags should be used in conjunction with the canonical tag. The canonical tag and the hreflang tag for each version of a page should both point to the same U...