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When to use hreflang to link different domains?
Use hreflang when: you have content aimed at different geographic regions but in the same language. It doesn’t matter whether the content you have resides on one domain or multiple domains. You can link variations within the same domain, but can also link between domains.
What do you need to know about hreflang attribute?
The hreflang attribute needs to contain a value that consists of the language, which can be combined with a region. In other words, the language attribute needs to be in ISO 639-1 format (a two-letter code). Google can deal with some of the common mistakes with region codes, although you shouldn’t take any chances.
How to make a hreflang for an alternate page?
hreflang=“x”: It’s alternate because it’s in a different language, and that language is x. href=“https://example.com/alternate-page”: The alternate page can be found at this URL. Constructing a hreflang tag is as simple as looking up the code for your chosen language and filling in the tag.
What does rel = ” alternate hreflang ” mean on Google?
The hreflang attribute (also referred to as rel=”alternate” hreflang=”x”) tells Google which language you are using on a specific page, so the search engine can serve that result to users searching in that language. What is Rel=”Alternate” Hreflang=”x”?
What does it mean to have a hreflang tag on a page?
Google states that “each language version must list itself as well as all other language versions.” In plain English, that means that every page should have a self-referential hreflang tag—i.e., one that points back to itself.
Which is an example of hreflang for SEO?
For example, if we Google “apple official website” in the US, this is the first result: If we do the same in Spain, we see this version of the page: Hreflang makes this possible. Why does hreflang matter for SEO?