This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem:
The client noticed that their blog posts in German include a '/de/' tag in the URL, while the English ones do not have an '/eng/' tag, and they are concerned this might confuse Google in understanding their website.
Solution:
We explained that it is normal not to have a slug for the default language in the URL. If the client prefers to include a slug for the default language, we provided a link to our documentation on how to set this up: Language setup for the default language.
We also reassured the client that search engines like Google use "hreflang" tags to understand the language of the content on each page, and these tags are present in the code of each page. For more information on hreflang tags, we provided a link: What is hreflang?.
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Assisted by: Mihai Apetrei.
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