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Hreflang no longer points at nonexistent /es paths

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Davide Marchetti

The feedback portal emits hreflang alternates so search engines understand which locale a page targets. The previous output included alternates for /es/... paths even though the portal does not have a Spanish locale — those /es/ URLs returned 404.

Hreflang now only declares alternates for locales that actually resolve. Search engines stop chasing the dead links, the audit reports go green, and the crawl budget is no longer wasted on 404s.

May 17, 2026

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    Nia Adeyemi

    Dead hreflang alternates pointing at 404s is one of those SEO mistakes that erodes crawl budget silently. Glad to see it cleaned up.

    May 20, 2026

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