We added a custom Chinese language but hreflang is wrong

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Problem:We added a custom Chinese language but hreflang is wrong

Solution:1. Go to WPML->Languages -> Add a new language and add the default Chinese language again
2. Click on "Edit languages"
3. Change the hreflang from the default language to something else and update
4. Now you should be able to assign the correct one to the new custom CN language

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Last updated by vanessaL-2 4 years, 7 months ago.

Assisted by: Bobby.

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February 21, 2020 at 2:08 am #5536939
nicholasA-5	We added a custom Chinese language so that we can use /cn in the url. The included Chinese languages in wpml uses different slug and we want it /cn so as a solution, we added a chinese language and set to CN. Now the problem is that hreflang now is showing a wrong value. I can not edit the hreflang in the edit language as it shows hreflang already exists. Please help. Thanks
February 21, 2020 at 8:20 pm #5543717
Bobby Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: America/Los_Angeles (GMT-07:00)	Hi There, 1. Go to WPML->Languages -> Add a new language and add the default Chinese language again 2. Click on "Edit languages" 3. Change the hreflang from the default language to something else and update 4. Now you should be able to assign the correct one to the new custom CN language Let me know your results, please.
April 22, 2021 at 3:04 pm #8602411
vanessaL-2	Hi, I noticed that now i'm able to update "cn" in the language hreflang, But my when I click on ky flag icon in Chinese, the home page still in domain.com/?lang=zh-hans , when I click domain.com/cn it shows page error 404. Can you advice please?

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