Should you set an hreflang if the website is only in one language
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We have a website, which is written in British English. There are no other versions of the site in different languages and the website only serves a UK audience.
We have not set an hreflang tag up. Is this something we would still need to do and what would the benefits (if any) be?
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Hello Daniel,
What Casey is correct.
Also, keep in mind 2 things:- If your site has a ccTLD, there is no need to do nothing.
- Not having a ccTLD, you can set the preferred country+Language in Search Console.
Here some really useful resources about that:
Multi-regional and multilingual sites - Google Search Console
International checklist - Moz Blog
Using the correct hreglang tag - Moz Blog
Guide to international website expansion - Moz Blog
Tool for checking hreflang anotations - Moz BlogHope it helps.
Best luck.
GR -
Unless you are targeting outside of the UK, it's not applicable to use the hreflang tag.
If you were also targeting Australia for example or the US alongside the UK, then it would be applicable.
Therefore hreflang is for:
- Websites with the same content in multiple languages
- Websites with content aimed at different regions, but in the same language e.g. AU, UK, US etc
Hope this helps
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