Knowledge
Hreflang and sitemaps per language
Hreflang tells Google which language version belongs to which visitor. Without those signals, a search engine might see your translations as duplicate content or show the wrong language. Spark Multilingual handles them automatically.
In short
- Hreflang links the correct language version to the correct visitor
- Per language a correct sitemap, automatically
- Prevents translations from being treated as duplicate content
Why hreflang matters
If you offer the same page in multiple languages, Google needs to know they're variants of each other. Hreflang signals tell it that, so a Dutch visitor sees the Dutch version and a German one sees the German, without one pushing out the other in results.
What Spark does automatically
Spark places the correct hreflang references between your language versions and includes each language in a correct sitemap. That way search engines find all versions and show the right language, without you having to tinker with code page by page.
- Automatic hreflang between language versions
- One sitemap per language, neatly organized
- Less risk of duplicate content signals
Tip: after going live, check a few URLs in Google Search Console. There you can see if the language versions are linked correctly to each other.
Let Google automatically show the correct language version.
Frequently asked questions
No. Spark generates the hreflang references automatically based on your language versions, so you don't need to set them up per page.
With correct hreflang signals, Google understands these are language variants and not duplicates. That's exactly what Spark takes care of for you.
Yes. Every language version is included in a sitemap, so search engines can find and index all versions.