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Language Declaration vs Detected Language on Shopify

The declared HTML lang attribute does not match the detected language of the page content. This confuses assistive technologies and search engines.

Issue ID: INTL-LANG-MISMATCH-001Severity: moderateEffort: S

Why this matters

The declared HTML lang attribute does not match the detected language of the page content. This confuses assistive technologies and search engines. 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

Expect to handle these in theme settings or code.

  1. 1Open the Theme Customizer or edit theme code.
  2. 2Apply the setting or template fix.
  3. 3Preview and publish the change.

After you fix it

  • HTML lang attribute matches the dominant language of the page content

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