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How does Google identify Localised content?
There are three ways to indicate multiple language/locale versions of a page to Google:
- HTML.
- HTTP Headers.
- Sitemap.
What is YMYL content?
YMYL stands for “your money or your life” and this is how Google’s refers to web pages and content that could have a negative impact on the quality of people’s lives and/or their finances.
What does Hreflang mean in HTML?
Hreflang is an HTML attribute used to specify the language and geographical targeting of a webpage. If you have multiple versions of the same page in different languages, you can use the hreflang tag to tell search engines like Google about these variations. This helps them to serve the correct version to their users.
Do you need to use REL for multiple languages?
Supporting multiple languages on websites is nothing new, but with browser and search engine technology starting to rely on structured data, it has never been more important to make sure you are using the correct markup. This is where rel=”alternate” hreflang=”x” comes in handy.
Why do you need to use rel ” alternate ” hreflang?
Here’s why you should be using rel=”alternate” hreflang=”x” markup and how to use it correctly. The world is shrinking and with it the need to support content for more users means supporting more languages.
How to avoid rel = ” alternate ” mobile attribute?
Avoid having rel=alternate mobile and rel=canonical tags that point to URLs that in turn redirect to other pages. This is confusing for search engines. Even though it’s not against the specification of the link tag, the general consensus is not to use relative URLs when defining mobile attribute.
What does rel = alternate mobile mean in Seo?
When people talk about rel=”alternate” mobile, rel=”alternate” media tag or rel=”alternate” media attribute, they refer to this link relation: For the sake of ease, we’ll call it the mobile attribute here on out. This link relation is used to indicate a relation between a desktop and a mobile website to search engines.