Use hreflang language or hreflang language & country code
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Hi,
our website has 7 languages, but only one English version (site.com/en).
When I add a hreflang tag below, is it enough to just target English search queries no matter where they come from by using only the language code, or should I specify all countries (UK, USA, Ireland, Australia, NZ, ...) by using separate hreflangs?
Same for Portuguese, Dutch & French... Should I just add the language tags or specify all countries? Like I said, we don't have localized versions for those countries, with specific content targeting those countries.
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Gianluca already provided me with a lot of good info in another question which covered the same topic. Thanks for the info
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I would only list the other href lang tags where you have really a different translation.
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