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Language Declaration vs Detected Language on Squarespace

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.

Squarespace fix path

How to fix this on Squarespace

Most of these are site-style or navigation settings.

  1. 1Review design and navigation settings.
  2. 2Change the relevant global site setting.
  3. 3Republish and verify.

After you fix it

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

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