erikA-24

Problem:
The client was experiencing issues with hreflang tags not pointing to the correct URLs on their multilingual website using the WPML plugin. The hreflang tag for Spanish was incorrect on the English page, and the hreflang tags for English and x-default included the /es/ subdirectory on the Spanish page.
Solution:
We recommended the following steps to troubleshoot and potentially resolve the hreflang tag issues:
1. Edit the page in English (original language).
2. Make a small change to the content (such as adding or removing a point).
3. Save the changes.
4. Update the translation.
5. Go to Settings -> Permalinks and re-save the permalinks.
6. Flush any cache memory that might exist.
7. Double-check if the issue disappeared.
Additionally, we asked the client to temporarily remove the custom rewrite rules for custom post types to see if that resolves the issue. After disabling the custom rewrite, the hreflang tags were generated correctly.

If this solution does not apply to your case, or if it seems outdated, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If issues persist, please open a new support ticket.