Hreflang Checker Tool for locale clarity
Check hreflang tags, return links, language-region codes, x-default setup, canonical consistency and locale URL status before international SEO issues affect search visibility.
Domain + URLs
Input modes
Return links
Validation
Locale Matrix
Review
Validate hreflang implementation across locale pages
Use a focused hreflang validator to inspect the signals that help search engines understand language and regional page alternatives.
Use it during internal linking audits, content optimisation, technical SEO reviews, website migrations and content hub planning.
Discover hreflang sets
Start from a live domain, homepage, sitemap URL or crawl sample to find locale pages and inspect their hreflang relationships.
Find missing return links
Check whether target locale pages include reciprocal hreflang references back to the source locale pages.
Validate language-region codes
Flag invalid hreflang values, wrong casing, unsupported structures and non-standard formatting before handoff.
Catch canonical and status conflicts
Review canonicals, follow redirects, check locale URL status and confirm whether x-default is present when required.
Hreflang clarity keeps locale signals aligned
Incorrect hreflang implementation can create confusing signals, wrong-country results, duplicate page confusion and poor international search experiences.
Fix hreflang mistakes faster
Identify missing return links, invalid codes, canonical conflicts and non-200 locale URLs in one focused workflow.
Improve international SEO QA
Validate multilingual and multi-regional signals before launch, migration or localisation rollout.
Support developer implementation
Use issue rows, raw tags and matrix details to guide accurate template fixes and technical handoff.
From input to hreflang evidence
A simple pre-submit workflow for domain discovery, focused locale checks and dashboard-ready review.
Choose an input mode
Use Domain Scan for discovery or Locale URLs when you already know the page set you want to test.
Configure validation settings
Select return link, code, canonical, redirect, status and x-default checks based on your audit scope.
Run the check
Wranker fetches live locale pages and extracts hreflang entries for validation.
Review dashboard findings
Use the Locale Matrix, Issues, Pages and Raw Tags views to inspect evidence and prepare handoff.
Use it when locale signals need confidence
Built for practical international SEO workflows across audits, launches, migrations and localisation QA.
International SEO audits
Validate hreflang return links, language codes, canonicals and locale status during technical audits.
Multilingual site launches
Check locale pages before a new language or regional version goes live.
Localisation QA
Review country and language versions of product, category and landing pages.
Migration validation
Confirm hreflang tags still point to the right locale URLs after URL changes.
Continue your technical SEO workflow
Pair hreflang validation with canonical, redirect, sitemap and indexability checks for stronger international SEO QA.
Canonical Tag Checker
Validate canonical signals that may conflict with hreflang intent.
OpenURL Redirection Path Checker
Check locale URL redirects and final destination URLs.
OpenSitemap Validator & Coverage Checker
Validate sitemap-discovered locale URLs before deeper hreflang QA.
OpenIndexability Checker
Verify whether important locale URLs are available for indexing.
Hreflang checker questions
Clear answers about live URL checks, return links, x-default, canonicals and downloadable results.
A Hreflang Checker Tool validates hreflang tags across locale pages and checks for missing return links, invalid codes, canonical conflicts and non-200 locale URLs.
Yes. Domain Scan and Locale URLs mode are designed for live domains and live page URLs. It should not be described as checking staging, private or password-protected URLs unless that functionality is confirmed.
A return link means the target locale page references the source locale page back with the correct hreflang tag.
Missing return links can make hreflang relationships incomplete and may cause search engines to ignore parts of the hreflang set.
x-default is used to indicate a fallback or global page when no specific language or regional version is the best fit.
Invalid hreflang codes are language or region values that do not follow accepted formatting, such as wrong casing or invalid separators.
If a locale page canonicalises to another locale or conflicting URL, it can weaken the intended hreflang signal.
It means a locale URL referenced by hreflang did not return a clean 200 response and should be reviewed.
Yes. Use Locale URLs mode and paste one URL per line to run a focused validation.
Yes. Use Download Report when you need to share hreflang findings with developers, SEO teams or clients.
Validate your hreflang setup before international SEO issues grow
Enter a live domain or paste locale URLs to check return links, language-region codes, canonical conflicts, x-default setup, locale status and raw hreflang tags.
Use the results for international SEO audits, multilingual launches, localisation QA and developer handoff.