| name | hreflang-for-international |
| description | Use when shipping multilingual content. Hreflang tells Google which language/region each version serves.
|
Hreflang for International
Hreflang = language/region targeting. Required for X3 Global-First (7 languages). Per page, declare all language versions.
Hreflang format
Per page, declare all versions:
<link rel='alternate' hreflang='en' href='https://cardprepai.com/grading' />
<link rel='alternate' hreflang='es' href='https://cardprepai.com/es/grading' />
<link rel='alternate' hreflang='fr' href='https://cardprepai.com/fr/grading' />
<link rel='alternate' hreflang='de' href='https://cardprepai.com/de/grading' />
<link rel='alternate' hreflang='it' href='https://cardprepai.com/it/grading' />
<link rel='alternate' hreflang='ja' href='https://cardprepai.com/ja/grading' />
<link rel='alternate' hreflang='pt-BR' href='https://cardprepai.com/pt-br/grading' />
<link rel='alternate' hreflang='x-default' href='https://cardprepai.com/grading' />
Common mistakes
- Missing x-default (fallback for unmatched languages)
- Asymmetric: only some pages have hreflang
- Wrong language codes (use ISO 639-1 + ISO 3166-1 region)
- Pointing to non-existent localized URLs
- Missing self-reference
Verification
- Google Search Console > International Targeting report
- Hreflang validator tools (Sistrix, Aleyda Solis)
- View-source on each localized page to verify cross-references
- Check 404 pages — they shouldn't be in hreflang
Where this fits in the X3 empire
Multilingual rule for X3 Global-First sites.