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Last updated by Lucas Vidal de Andrade 1 week, 3 days ago.

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April 6, 2026 at 4:33 pm #17952078
sylvainG-5	Hello, During a SEMrush audit, I received the following error: “This page has hreflang conflicts within its source code.” This issue appears on multiple pages across different languages (EN, FR, ES, PT-BR, DE, IT, ZH-Hans, ZH-Hant). ⸻ What I checked • WPML language settings are active • Each page has its translated versions correctly linked • Canonical tags seem correct for each language version • Pages are indexable (no noindex) ⸻ Issue It seems that: • hreflang tags may not be properly aligned between languages • or there may be missing / incorrect return links (reciprocal hreflang) ⸻ What I need help with Could you please help me: 1. Identify the exact cause of the hreflang conflicts 2. Confirm if WPML is generating incorrect hreflang tags 3. Advise on the correct configuration to ensure: • proper self-referencing hreflang • correct reciprocal linking between all language versions ⸻ Example page (you can use this URL to check) hidden link hidden link ⸻ Thank you in advance for your support. Best regards, Ananta
April 6, 2026 at 4:59 pm #17952097
sylvainG-5	On the Source Page I am finding all the reference to hreflang: <meta name="generator" content="Redux 4.5.11" /><meta name="generator" content="WPML ver:4.9.2 stt:59,61,1,4,3,27,42,2;" /> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="hidden link" /> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="fr" href="hidden link" /> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="hidden link" /> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="pt-br" href="hidden link" /> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="de" href="hidden link" /> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="it" href="hidden link" /> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="zh-hant" href="hidden link" /> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="zh-hans" href="hidden link" /> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="hidden link" /> <meta name='uap-token' content='e39c558a43'><!-- Meta Pixel Code --> <script type="text/plain" data-service="facebook" data-category="marketing"> !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) ++++++ <style>form.fluent_form_19 .ff-btn-submit:not(.ff_btn_no_style) { background-color: #409EFF; color: #ffffff; }</style><style>form.fluent_form_19 .ff-btn-submit:not(.ff_btn_no_style) { background-color: #409EFF; color: #ffffff; }</style> <div role="navigation" aria-label="Language Switcher" class="wpml-ls-statics-footer wpml-ls wpml-ls-legacy-list-horizontal"> <li class="wpml-ls-slot-footer wpml-ls-item wpml-ls-item-fr wpml-ls-first-item wpml-ls-item-legacy-list-horizontal"> hidden link" hreflang="fr" lang="fr" class="wpml-ls-link" aria-label="Switch to French" title="Switch to French"> ++++++ /></noscript> <li class="wpml-ls-slot-footer wpml-ls-item wpml-ls-item-es wpml-ls-item-legacy-list-horizontal"> hidden link" hreflang="es" lang="es" class="wpml-ls-link" aria-label="Switch to Spanish" title="Switch to Spanish"> +++++++ /></noscript> <li class="wpml-ls-slot-footer wpml-ls-item wpml-ls-item-pt-br wpml-ls-item-legacy-list-horizontal"> hidden link" hreflang="pt-br" lang="pt-br" class="wpml-ls-link" aria-label="Switch to Portuguese (Brazil)" title="Switch to Portuguese (Brazil)"> ++++++ /></noscript> <li class="wpml-ls-slot-footer wpml-ls-item wpml-ls-item-de wpml-ls-item-legacy-list-horizontal"> hidden link" hreflang="de" lang="de" class="wpml-ls-link" aria-label="Switch to German" title="Switch to German"> +++++ /></noscript> <li class="wpml-ls-slot-footer wpml-ls-item wpml-ls-item-it wpml-ls-item-legacy-list-horizontal"> hidden link" hreflang=" it" lang="it" class="wpml-ls-link" aria-label="Switch to Italian" title="Switch to Italian"> ++++++ /></noscript> <li class="wpml-ls-slot-footer wpml-ls-item wpml-ls-item-zh-hant wpml-ls-item-legacy-list-horizontal"> hidden link" hreflang="zh-hant" lang="zh-hant" class="wpml-ls-link" aria-label="Switch to Chinese (Traditional)" title="Switch to Chinese (Traditional)"> +++++ /></noscript> <li class="wpml-ls-slot-footer wpml-ls-item wpml-ls-item-zh-hans wpml-ls-last-item wpml-ls-item-legacy-list-horizontal"> hidden link" hreflang="zh-hans" lang="zh-hans" class="wpml-ls-link" aria-label="Switch to Chinese (Simplified)" title="Switch to Chinese (Simplified)">
April 7, 2026 at 8:01 am #17952872
Lucas Vidal de Andrade WPML Supporter since 11/2023 Languages: English (English ) Spanish (Español ) German (Deutsch ) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português ) Timezone: Europe/Vienna (GMT+02:00)	Hello there, I checked both source-codes from the pages you sent, and they seem to have all the necessary hreflang tags, properly set. It might be possible that SEMrush does not recognize the specific language codes, but you'd have to confirm with the SEMRush team. WPML SEO is only responsible for providing language information to Rank Math, and that is working as expected, as all your languages are present in the hreflang tags. I recommend you confirm what are the errors with SEMRush, and also double check with Rank Math if everything is in order. From our perspective, I couldn't identify any issues.