Questions tagged [multilingual]
This refers to the optimisation of websites that provide content in multiple languages, or variants of languages. Common issues relate to mechanisms for directing users to content in their language, and addressing difficulties in targeting content to specific search engines.
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How to configure DNS for full site CDN with separate domains per each language?
I have website example.com. I want to serve it via Cloudfront CDN. It's a multilingual site with separate domains for each language version. The languages apply to only one predefined subdomain or ...
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Best practice for delivering multi-language website
I'm about to turn my website into one that's for multiple languages. I read these two points from Google Search Central which I find rather conflicting. The first point states: Use different URLs for ...
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If my multilingual pages are already being indexed, do I still need a XML sitemap?
I just started taking care of a Wordpress site that uses the Gtranslate (https://gtranslate.io/) plugin for translations and AIOSEO for META tags, sitemaps, etc. For those who don't know, the way ...
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Effect of SEO on Mixed Language Content in a Single page
I want to know what will happen, if I prepare a single page content in two languages. For example English & Hindi content in same page. Main keywords are in English. By considering Google can ...
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Meta title multi language website same keyword use
I have a website with multiple languages, but some of the most important keywords are the same/similar in the different languages. For the meta descriptions it's not a problem but the titles are very ...
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Is it good practice to create separate HTML files for each language when building a multi-language website? [duplicate]
I'm new to web development and am curious about the standard practice regarding multi-language websites. Suppose I want to build a website on which one can toggle the language by clicking a button. ...
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Multilingual Wordpress site restructuring, advice needed
My current situation: A Wordpress blog in two languages: my native language + English. Setup with Polylang as follows: ‘www.domain.fr’ and ‘www.domain.fr/en’. The issue: The complexity of ...
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Translated text on multiple national level domains
I am a bit confused about multilingual websites and SEO and would be grateful if somebody could explain me how they are ranked at the moment. For example, my company's website domain is "...
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Google Search Console doesn't index an alternative language page
I have this single page site in portuguese. When this page loads (index.html) it runs a script to verify the browser language and if its not portuguese it forwards the user to an english version of ...
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SEO: Sitemap & Multilingual website with different content
I introduced English language on my website and it's ranking super bad, not sure why so trying to find a reason. The content comes through /en/ prefix in URL and 90% is different from main language, ...
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Home page redirection (due to multiple language versions)
I'm working on a gatsby based multilingual website. Each translation has its own root based on the language code. For example: Blog /en/blog /pl/blog /de/blog Contact /en/contact /pl/kontakt /de/...
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Multi language website, ID based URLs, and SEO
In a multi language website, can we use different product IDs for different language versions of the site? Will it affect SEO or not? For example: English: www.example.com/en/personal-care/nivea-123 ...
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Multilingual content and SEO - best practices?
Does having multilingual content help SEO in a given language? I was thinking of paying to have my blog translated into other languages - my website and app are only available in English right now, ...
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Creating a multilingual page or two different versions of a page?
My website is totally in turkish language. But I needed a page example.php to be both turkish and english. I am planning on creating 2 different versions like example_tr.php, and example_en.php. The ...
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Can hreflang in XML sitemaps include country as well as language?
We have a multicountry and multilanguage website. Different countries have multiple available languages. We have different version of each page for country and language. From Google documentation I ...
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