International SEO management for WordPress
Hreflang Manager Pro provides a structured way to implement hreflang information for websites with localized or alternate versions. It is designed for WordPress installations that need to identify relationships between pages available in different languages, scripts, or countries.
The plugin can manage hreflang implementation across different websites and the sub-sites of a WordPress network. Configuration can be handled from the post editor or through a centralized menu, giving you a practical choice between editing information alongside content and managing it from one administrative location.
Pro capabilities
- Network synchronization: synchronize hreflang data across all sites in a WordPress network.
- Hreflang Checker: detect implementation issues with an integrated checking tool.
- Locale Selector: display available alternate versions for visitors.
- XML sitemap support: add hreflang information to XML sitemaps.
- Expanded connections: configure up to 100 alternate versions per connection.
- Spreadsheet imports: import hreflang data from spreadsheets.
These features are useful when a multilingual site has many related pages or when alternate content is maintained across several WordPress sites. Network synchronization can help keep related data aligned, while spreadsheet importing offers an efficient starting point for larger sets of relationships.
Locale and regional configuration
Hreflang Manager supports languages defined with ISO 639-1, scripts defined with ISO 15924, and countries defined with ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. You can select default languages, scripts, and countries as part of the configuration. This provides a consistent way to describe alternate versions that target particular language and regional combinations.
The Pro edition extends the standard connection capacity to as many as 100 alternate versions per connection. This is suited to projects where a page has numerous language, script, or country variations.
Reviewing implementation
After adding hreflang data, the included tag inspector can be used to verify the implementation on the front end. The integrated Hreflang Checker provides an additional way to identify issues. Together, these tools support a workflow of configuring relationships, reviewing the resulting tags, and investigating implementation problems.
The plugin also automatically deletes hreflang data associated with deleted posts, helping remove relationships that no longer belong to available content.
Practical workflow
- Install and activate the plugin in your WordPress site.
- Choose whether to configure hreflang data from the post editor or a centralized menu.
- Set the relevant languages, scripts, countries, and alternate page connections.
- For a network, use synchronization when the same relationships apply across sites.
- Review the front-end tags and use the Hreflang Checker to investigate issues.
- Where appropriate, add hreflang information to XML sitemaps or import prepared spreadsheet data.
Installation and setup
Install Hreflang Manager Pro through the WordPress administration area, then activate it and begin configuring the relevant page relationships. Start with a small set of alternate versions, confirm the generated implementation with the tag inspector, and expand the configuration as needed. The plugin documentation also includes guidance for manually adding and verifying hreflang data.
