DiscoverVoices of Search // A Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Content Marketing PodcastWill search engines eventually eliminate the need for hreflang tags?
Will search engines eventually eliminate the need for hreflang tags?

Will search engines eventually eliminate the need for hreflang tags?

Update: 2025-07-18
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Will search engines eventually eliminate hreflang tags? Sebastien Edgar of SEOSeb & Previsible examines the future of international SEO signals. Despite advancements in machine learning, Edgar argues that hreflang tags provide essential efficiency for search engines identifying equivalent content across markets. The discussion compares hreflang implementation to schema markup, noting how both structured data formats continue to be valuable despite AI improvements.

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Will search engines eventually eliminate the need for hreflang tags?

Will search engines eventually eliminate the need for hreflang tags?