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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.

Shopify fix path

How to fix this on Shopify

Use theme settings, page settings, or theme code.

  1. 1Find the source of the issue in Shopify admin.
  2. 2Apply the change.
  3. 3Preview and publish.

After you fix it

  • Accessing any language version directly does not redirect based on location

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