Use hreflang on links without rel alternative?
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Does it do any good to use hreflang on links without rel="alternative" ? We have on each page a possibility to go to another language, but the languages root page and not an alternative version of that specific article.
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Hi there.
Hreflang must only be used pointing to the same page/article. Not to point to the root/homepage.
does it aswer what you've that what you've asked?
Best Luck.
GR.
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