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Problem:
You are experiencing issues with indexing the Danish and Swedish versions of your website. Only the English version is being indexed, while the translated pages are not.
Solution:
We have identified that the 'Redirect visitors based on browser language only if translations exist' option in WPML -> Languages -> Browser language redirect might be affecting your site's indexing. We recommend disabling this option to see if it improves the indexing of the Danish and Swedish pages. For more information on how browser language redirects can affect Google Indexing, you can visit the following links:

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Last updated by Itamar 4 months ago.

Assisted by: Itamar.

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July 15, 2024 at 11:00 am #15953768

michaelP-149

Background of the issue:
We are experiencing a repeating problem on our site hidden link. We have a webshop with 3 language versions: English (hidden link), Danish (hidden link), and Swedish (hidden link). I am trying to index the Danish and Swedish language versions.

Symptoms:
Many of the pages with translation versions are not being indexed. Only the English version is being indexed. Other pages for Danish and Swedish that are not set up for translation are indexed.

Questions:
Why are the Danish and Swedish translation versions not being indexed?
Is there an issue with the WPML plugin that is causing this problem?

July 17, 2024 at 6:50 am #15964138

Itamar
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) Hebrew (עברית )

Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (GMT+02:00)

Hi,

Our second-tier supporter spotted the following. In WPML -> Languages -> Browser language redirect, the option 'Redirect visitors based on browser language only if translations exist' is enabled. This can influence the workings of the indexing and should be used with caution. We suggest disabling it and testing if this helps with the indexing. You can read more about the Browser language redirect feature here.

https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/automatic-redirect-based-on-browser-language/

In the following link, you can read about how browser language redirects affect Google Indexing.

https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/automatic-redirect-based-on-browser-language/how-browser-language-redirect-affects-google-indexing/

Regards,
Itamar.