hreflang
hreflang is a <link rel="alternate" hreflang="..."> annotation telling Google about language/region variants of the same content, so an English page isn't served to a Chinese user. Pairs must be bidirectional with an x-default fallback.
hreflang is a <link rel="alternate" hreflang="..."> annotation telling Google about language/region variants of the same content, so an English page isn't served to a Chinese user. Pairs must be bidirectional with an x-default fallback.
What is hreflang?
hreflang is a <link rel="alternate" hreflang="..."> annotation telling Google about language/region variants of the same content, so an English page isn't served to a Chinese user. Pairs must be bidirectional with an x-default fallback.
Details and examples
Three carriers: HTML head, HTTP header, sitemap.xml xhtml:link. The sitemap approach is the most maintainable and is what this site uses.
Related terms
Canonical Tag, Sitemap.xml.
hreflang · term at a glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Term | hreflang |
| Category | Technical |
| Related | Canonical Tag, Sitemap.xml |
Frequently asked questions
What is hreflang?
hreflang is a <link rel="alternate" hreflang="..."> annotation telling Google about language/region variants of the same content, so an English page isn't served to a Chinese user. Pairs must be bidirectional with an x-default fallback.
References
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