Outside <head>
What This Means
Pages with an hreflang link element that is outside of the <head> element in the HTML. The hreflang link element should be within the <head> element, or search engines will ignore it.
What Triggers This Issue
This issue occurs when pages feature an hreflang link element located outside of the <head> element in the HTML. Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head> ...
</head>
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-gb" href="https://www.getasky.com/technical-seo/" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-us" href="https://www.getasky.com/us/technical-seo/" />
<body> ...
</body>
</html>How To Fix
Ensure hreflang link elements are in the <head> element of a page’s HTML to be used by search engines.
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