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Last updated by Andrey 1 year, 8 months ago.

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October 31, 2023 at 3:57 pm #14702051

JeySign studio

I am trying to: make goog SEO with RankMath Pro for GER, NL and EN

Link to a page where the issue can be seen: hidden link (Check the search results)

I expected to see: The results for the country I am searching. I do not need NL or EN Results on Google search, when I am searching in German, on a german browser and in Germany itself

Instead, I got: Just have a look in the image. Translations are wrong indexed here in Google.

Also I have contacted RankMath itself in order to check, if it comes with the SEO Programms, but the replied as following:
Hello,

Thank you for your query and we are so sorry about the trouble this must have caused.

It’s possible for Google to show links in different languages for a website that is in German. This can happen if Google detects that there are pages on your website that are relevant to users who speak different languages.

However, if you wish your keyword to focus only on one language, it all comes down to how you have optimized your content and the use of proper multilingual elements like hreflang.

Can you please let us know which translation plugin you are currently using? At the moment, I can’t seem to login to your admin dashboard as the username/password is not working.

Looking forward to helping you.

#Thank you and we apologize for the inconvenience, we are able to login to your dashboard.

Upon inspecting some of your pages, it seems that hreflang tags has not been added. hreflangs are essential tags for multilanguage pages. These tags are handled by your translation plugin so I would suggest contacting them to address this.

Looking forward to helping you.

It wuold be great, if you can help me out here.

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October 31, 2023 at 8:48 pm #14703885

Andrey
WPML Supporter since 06/2013

Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский )

Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+03:00)

It is important to keep your WPML plugin updated to the latest version 4.6.7, along with its add-ons to benefit from the latest bug fixes and improvements. However, updating may not necessarily resolve your problem. To troubleshoot the issue more effectively, we recommend working with the latest code available.

You can check the latest released versions under "My Account -> Downloads" on this site. For instructions on how to update, please refer to this link: http://wpml.org/faq/install-wpml/

Make sure to update all the plugins on your website to avoid any compatibility issues.

Rank Math SEO is fully compatible with WPML. However, some known issues exist, but they are not the same as the one you reported. You can find more information about this at https://wpml.org/plugin/rank-math-seo/#ki.

Lastly, I suggest reading this article to improve your website's SEO: https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/optimize-multilingual-websites-using-rank-math-and-wpml/.

Don't forget to backup your database before you proceed.

November 6, 2023 at 2:08 pm #14738737

JeySign studio

This answer did not help me at all. And the articles you have sent me do not provide any answer as well. Can you please transfer me to another operator please? I appreciate that.

November 6, 2023 at 2:48 pm #14739069

Andrey
WPML Supporter since 06/2013

Languages: English (English ) Russian (Русский )

Timezone: Europe/Kyiv (GMT+03:00)

Thank you for your feedback. Have you updated WPML to the latest version? Our article explains how to make your Rank Math-optimized website multilingual with WPML. Although there isn't a specific step to resolve the issue you faced, following the outlined actions can help in general.

If you still require further assistance, please let me know, and I will ask one of my colleagues to take over your ticket.

https://wpml.org/documentation/plugins-compatibility/optimize-multilingual-websites-using-rank-math-and-wpml/
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