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Forced Language Redirect on Shopify
Site forces visitors to a specific language version based on IP or browser settings without allowing them to switch. This also blocks search engines from indexing all versions.
Issue ID: INTL-FORCED-REDIRECT-001Severity: moderateEffort: M
Why this matters
Site forces visitors to a specific language version based on IP or browser settings without allowing them to switch. This also blocks search engines from indexing all versions. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.
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How to fix this on Shopify
Use theme settings, page settings, or theme code.
- 1Find the source of the issue in Shopify admin.
- 2Apply the change.
- 3Preview and publish.
After you fix it
- ✓Accessing any language version directly does not redirect based on location
Same fix, other platforms
Fix forced language redirect on a different CMS
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