Hreflang Checker Chrome Extension

An invalid status means the URL reported does not contain the hreflang tag of the URL you are checking. The errors occur when pages are not self-referential. If product A has a tag pointing to product B, product B must have a tag pointing to product A.

Let’s say the URL you’re inspecting is https://www.store.com/. It has a hreflang tag of https://www.store.com.au/. An invalid status means the .com.au version of the page does not contain the .com hreflang tag.

The URLs need to exactly match for the hreflang tag to be valid.

An invalid language and region match means the URL reported does not contain the same language and region of the URL you are checking. The return link has a different language and region code to the reference.

Let’s say the URL you’re inspecting is https://www.store.com/. It has a language and region of en-us. The URL has a hreflang tag of https://www.store.com.au/. An invalid status means the .com.au version of the page does not contain the en-us language and region for the .com hreflang tag.

The language and region needs to exactly match for the hreflang tag to be valid.

If the status is invalid, the language and region will always be invalid.

The extension visits each URL in the hreflang tags in order to validate the code. For each URL in the hreflang tags, clicking the extension to view the hreflang tags is like visiting those webpages at once.

Some websites or platforms like Shopify, throttle the number of requests a single IP address can make in a period of time.

If your website says there’s been too many requests, you can wait. A workaround is to use a VPN to change your IP address. Another option is to ask your webhost to increase the possible requests for your IP address.

Refer to our guide on achieving flawless hreflang tags in Shopify. Even if you’re not on Shopify, the structure of hreflang tags and any reported errors remain the same. Hreflang tags are one of the hardest technical topics of SEO to get right so don’t be discouraged.

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