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Added hreflang tags to a multilingual site but Google Search Console is showing errors, what should I do?

OOya G***Member
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#1

The Turkish page's hreflang points to English, and the English page's hreflang points to Turkish. Google says 'Error: Hreflang mismatch'.

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Most Helpful#2

Hreflang needs to be reciprocal. The Turkish page → English and the English page → Turkish must point to each other. Also, each language must include its own hreflang tag (self-referencing hreflang).

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#3

we had the same error... the sitemap was set up wrong. we used a generator from xmlsitemap.com and it got fixed

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#4

Yes, that's exactly how it is with hreflang error. When making a decision, first look at what data you have on hand.

Good luck with that.

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#5

I went through the same thing two years ago. If you don't write this down from the start, it leads to arguments later.

Proven by experience.

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#6

Same here.

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#7

I'd appreciate it if you shared the outcome.

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#8

The discussion got scattered let me summarize. Any unwritten clause becomes a point of disagreement later, as both sides remember it differently.

Proven by experience.

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#9

I think differently. Everything goes well for the first three months; problems arise in the fourth.

If I were you, I'd go this route.

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#10

Thanks, this was very helpful. Solutions that work at a small scale collapse when you grow; I learned this late.

Proven by experience.

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#11

Just a heads-up. If you get three different answers on a topic the question was asked wrong.

Any unwritten clause becomes a point of disagreement later, as both sides remember it differently. Hope this helps.

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#12

Exactly, and not many people know this. Solutions that work at a small scale collapse when you grow; I learned this late.

Merge instead of deleting; deleted content doesn't come back. If I were you, I'd go this route.

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#13

Following.

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#14

this thhread is archived.

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#15

I have a question. A competitor's ranking might come from years of accumulation, not just their content.

Just leaving this note, it might be useful.

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Doki · Backup setup · 2024

#16

You're right. Hasty decisions become decisions you have to fix six months later.

This is my opinion, I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.

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#17

If you're going this route, sort this out first. Map listings bring more business than blog posts for most local businesses.

If I were you, I'd go this route.

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#18

Thanks that was the answer I was looking for.

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#19

It's rare to find an explanation this clear.

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Doki · Vulnerability scanning · 2025

#20

The discussion got scattered, let me summarize. btw taking notes for two weeks yields better results than a six-month estimate.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

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