Hreflang Checker
Use cases
BeautifulSoup extraction of <link rel="alternate" hreflang> tags plus HTTP Link header parsing.
Four validation checks: missing self-referencing tags, absent x-default, duplicate language codes, invalid language format (en, en-US, x-default).
Configurable timeout and inter-request delays.
Platform
Browser-based (no installation required)
Input
URLs: single entry, pasted list, or CSV upload
Request timeout setting
Inter-request delay (avoid rate limiting)
Output
Excel with summary statistics, extracted hreflang tags (URL, language, destination, source), and validation issues per URL.
Features
- HTML and HTTP header hreflang extraction
- Missing self-reference tag detection
- Missing x-default warning
- Duplicate language code flagging
- Language code format validation
How to use
- 1 Enter URLs (single, paste, or upload CSV)
- 2 Configure timeout and delay settings
- 3 Run hreflang extraction
- 4 Review tags by source (HTML vs HTTP header)
- 5 Check validation issues in dedicated tab
- 6 Download 3-sheet report: summary, tags, issues
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