Rules / hreflang rules

hreflang.self

Default

error

Plugin

hreflang

Pages with hreflang links also link to themselves.

Why: Google asks each language version to list itself as well as every other version. The rule needs the page URL, so it is skipped without a host.

When off: pages that do not list themselves pass.

<!-- On https://example.com/en/ -->

<!-- ✗ Fails -->
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="fr" href="https://example.com/fr/" />

<!-- ✓ Passes -->
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://example.com/en/" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="fr" href="https://example.com/fr/" />

References

• Google: Localized versions of your pages: Each version must list itself as well as all other versions.