{"id":3311,"date":"2023-05-10T07:27:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T07:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/?post_type=blog_post&#038;p=3311"},"modified":"2023-05-11T05:57:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T05:57:35","slug":"why-hreflang-x-default-matters-for-your-websites-seo","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/blog\/why-hreflang-x-default-matters-for-your-websites-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"Why hreflang x-default Matters for Your Website&#8217;s SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/blog\/why-hreflang-x-default-matters-for-your-websites-seo\/#What_is_hreflang title=\"What is hreflang?\">What is hreflang?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/blog\/why-hreflang-x-default-matters-for-your-websites-seo\/#Example_of_X-Default_hreflang_Tag title=\"Example of X-Default hreflang Tag&lt;link\">Example of X-Default hreflang Tag&lt;link<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/blog\/why-hreflang-x-default-matters-for-your-websites-seo\/#How_Can_hreflang_x-default_Help_You title=\"How Can hreflang x-default Help You?\">How Can hreflang x-default Help You?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Are you planning to launch a website that caters to a global audience with different languages? Well, hold your horses because there&#8217;s something you need to know. When it comes to building a multilingual website, you have to consider how search engines perceive each country and language on your site. To help search engines do that, Google makes use of something called hreflang tags.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to chart the seas of <a href=https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/search-engine-optimization\/>global SEO<\/a>, then the hreflang attribute is necessary for your website. In this blog post, we will cover the basics of this attribute and why it&#8217;s important for you. Let&#8217;s dive into the details and see how these tags can help your website achieve global success!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_hreflang\"><\/span>What is hreflang?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A hreflang attribute is a valuable tool in web development that allows you to define the language and location targeting of a particular <a href=https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/>webpage<\/a>. With multiple versions of a single page in different languages, the hreflang tag can be utilized to notify search engines such as Google about these variants. Doing so enables these search engines to present the appropriate version of the page to their users, resulting in a more seamless and relevant browsing experience.<\/p>\n<p>This attribute is mainly focused on improving the overall user experience. To help you better understand, here is a real-life example of the hreflang tag at work.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example_of_X-Default_hreflang_Tag\"><\/span>Example of X-Default hreflang Tag&lt;link<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&lt;link href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/blog\/why-hreflang-x-default-matters-for-your-websites-seo\/&#8221; rel=<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;alternate&#8221;hreflang=&#8221;x-default&#8221; \/&gt;<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if we search for &#8216;<a href=https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/>AdLift<\/a>&#8216; in India, this is the first Result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3313 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Untitled.png\" alt=\"Adlift India on Google\" width=\"557\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Untitled.png 655w, https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Untitled-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&lt;link href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/blog\/why-hreflang-x-default-matters-for-your-websites-seo\/&#8221; rel=<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;alternate&#8221; hreflang=&#8221;en-in&#8221; \/&gt;<\/p>\n<p>If we do the same in the Adlift US , this is the first result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Untitled-1.png\" alt=\"Adlift USA on Google\" width=\"562\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Untitled-1.png 810w, https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Untitled-1-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Untitled-1-768x170.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&lt;link href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/blog\/why-hreflang-x-default-matters-for-your-websites-seo\/&#8221; rel=<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;alternate&#8221; hreflang=&#8221;en-us&#8221; \/&gt;<\/p>\n<p>This is possible because of the hreflang tag<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW241776387 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">One important thing to note is that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW241776387 BCX0\">hreflang<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\"> tag <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">is not <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">a directive <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">but <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">a signal <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">for Google. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">As per Google<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">&#8216;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">s Knowledge base, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">even if you <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">don<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">&#8216;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\"> use <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW241776387 BCX0\">hreflang<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\"> tag, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">G<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">oogle search might find alternate language versions of that page<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">. However, you <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">shouldn<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">&#8216;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\"> leave it to chance<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\"> if Google recommends something, you should implement it.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241776387 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Can_hreflang_x-default_Help_You\"><\/span>How Can hreflang x-default Help You?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The &#8220;hreflang x-default&#8221; tag is a way to tell search engines that a webpage is intended for a general audience. This tag serves as a fallback option for users who don&#8217;t match any language or location targeting options specified on the page.<\/p>\n<p>For example, let&#8217;s say you have a website that offers English, French, and Spanish content. If a user with a language preference of German visits your website, the &#8220;x-default&#8221; tag will be triggered and display the default version of your page, which could be English, for instance. By utilizing this tag, you can ensure that users who don&#8217;t match any of the specific targeting options can still access your content in a language they understand.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we understand what it stands for let us look at some benefits of the &#8216;hreflang x-default&#8217; tag for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help Reach a Broad Audience: Firstly, it helps to ensure that your website&#8217;s content is accessible to a broader audience by providing a fallback option for users who don&#8217;t match any of the specific language or location targeting options on your page. This can increase your website&#8217;s visibility and reach, potentially increasing traffic and engagement.<\/li>\n<li>Allows URL Discovery: Although it may not be a widely discussed topic, it&#8217;s important to note that the URLs you include in your hreflang annotations, including the &#8220;x-default&#8221; tag, can be used for URL discovery purposes. This feature can be handy for larger websites with complex structures, where ensuring that every localized URL is well-linked can be challenging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>URL discovery allows search engines to locate and index localized versions of your website&#8217;s content more efficiently by using the URLs specified in your hreflang tags. Doing so can help improve the accuracy of search results and ensure that your content reaches the appropriate audience.<\/p>\n<p>So, while it may seem like a minor detail, taking the time to specify your URLs in hreflang \u2013 x default annotations can significantly impact your website&#8217;s visibility and accessibility in different regions and languages. We recommend ensuring you make the most of this helpful tag and acing your <a href=https:\/\/www.adlift.com\/in\/search-engine-optimization\/>site&#8217;s SEO<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you planning to launch a website that caters to a global audience with different languages? Well, hold your horses because there&#8217;s something you need to know. When it comes to building a multilingual website, you have to consider how search engines perceive each country and language on your site. 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