Hreflang="x-default"

[Delonghi_Group]

Hello all

This is my first question in the Moz Forum, hope I will get some concrete answers I am looking for some suggestions on implementing the hreflang="x-default" properly in our site. Any previous experience or a link to a specific resource/ example will be very helpful. I have found many examples on implementing the homepage hreflang, however nothing on non-homepage urls within your site.

The below will be the code for the "Homepage" for /uk/. Here /en-INT/ is a Global English site not targeted for any country unlike en-MY, en-SG, en-AU etc. Is this the correct approach?

Now, in case of non homepage urls, should the respective en-INT url be "x-default" or the "x-default" shouldn't exist altogether? For example, will the below be the correct coding?

Many thanks

Avi

[Martijn_Scheijbeler]

Hi Avi,

You're doing it the right way. However the x-default also shouldn't exist. It's just the dummy text.

Hope this helps!

[Delonghi_Group]

Hi Martin

Thanks for your response. I am a bit confused when you said I am doing it right/ but the x-default shouldn't exist. Could you clarify a bit?

Thanks.

[Martijn_Scheijbeler]

Your first set of examples is right for the homepages. For the product pages (the second one) the only line you have to delete is the line with the hreflang="x-default".

[MattAntonino]

Martijn - "x-default" is correct:

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For language/country selectors or auto-redirecting homepages, you should add an annotation for the hreflang value "x-default" as well:

https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/189077?hl=en

[Christy-Correll]

Hi Avi, thanks for your question! Did any of these responses answer it? If so, please mark one or more as a "good answer". If not, please let us know how we can help.

Christy