Question 1

Where should canonical and hreflang tags be placed?

Accepted Answer

Place them inside the <head> section of every HTML document before any body content.

Question 2

What is the x-default hreflang attribute?

Accepted Answer

x-default serves as the fallback URL for international searchers whose preferred language is not explicitly targeted.

Question 3

Should a canonical tag point to itself?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Google strongly recommends self-referential canonical tags on all original content pages.

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