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Last updated by Nicolas V. 1 year, 3 months ago.

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August 14, 2023 at 3:42 pm #14198539

sebastianO-8

I get search results in wrong language. My browser have language A set (main lang of WPML). But when i use google on language A domain and se result it shows my page as first. Main text is in language B, not A as it should be. But the under pages also shown in google result under the main text is correctly in language A.
How do i fix this?

August 15, 2023 at 3:07 pm #14204043

Nicolas V.
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Languages: English (English ) French (Français )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

Hello,

Welcome to the WPML support forum. We don't have any control on Google results however there are two settings in WPML that can affect your site's SEO so let's start here:

1 - The use of "language as parameter" (?lang=en), this is not the case here since you are using directories (/es). But many you change that option recently?
Ref: hidden link

2 - Automatic redirection according to the browser's language.
In "WPML > Languages > Browser language redirect" do you have this option activated (or had recently)? There is a pop-up warning about the effects of this option. Let me provide you two informative links from that window in case you want to understand better how it works:
- https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/automatic-redirect-based-on-browser-language/how-browser-language-redirect-affects-google-indexing/
- https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/language-setup/automatic-redirect-based-on-browser-language/
At the bottom of these pages there are also links to Google's documentation if you wish to deepen your research.

I recommend disabling this option (if it's enabled) and then resubmit your sitemap to Google Console and wait for Google to reindex your site.
Note that disabling the option will not have an immediate impact. Google will need to crawl your site again and properly re-index it (we have no influence on this process).

Also, make sure you don't have any third party plugin that would create such kind of automatic redirection based on browser language or geo-localization.

PS: Regarding your Google search - Google personalizes search results more and more. There are many factors that go into Google's algorithm such as your geolocation, your browsing history, browser's language, etc.
When you perform those tests, try from another browser and/or in incognito mode, and if possible use a VPN to change your geolocation.

August 16, 2023 at 9:59 am #14208307

sebastianO-8

I dont have language direct activated. Havent changed that or directories since last year.

August 16, 2023 at 4:26 pm #14239821

Nicolas V.
Supporter

Languages: English (English ) French (Français )

Timezone: America/Lima (GMT-05:00)

Hello,

Please see my private answer above.

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