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Using same URL for both "en" and "en-us" hreflang tags
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Hi,I have a question. Is it okay if I use the same URL for both "en" and "en-us" hreflang tags? For example, for my en-us page:
Is this okay with Google? What are your thoughts on this?
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Correct!
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Hi Martijn,
Thanks for your response. So, you're saying it's okay to use the same URL for both "en" and "en-US"?
I would love to get some input from other Mozers.
Thanks!
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As far as I'm aware this is OK to do as they don't always have to be different URLs. Alternatively, I would make sure that you can focus on en instead of en-US so that it would avoid the language everywhere.
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