Problem: You are developing a multi-regional site targeting Spanish-speaking countries and want to ensure that your WPML configuration aligns with Google's guidelines for managing multi-regional sites. You are uncertain if the current configuration of WPML components like language name, code, default locale, encode URLs, and hreflang meets these guidelines. Solution: We have reviewed your WPML configuration and it appears you have correctly added the custom languages. However, for Chile, you should use the language code "es-cl" instead of "cl". If you haven't added any content yet, you can delete the existing custom language and add a new one with the correct "es-cl" language code. For more detailed guidance on editing WPML's languages table, please refer to our documentation here: Editing WPML's Languages Table.
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