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Language Declaration vs Detected Language on WordPress
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.
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How to fix this on WordPress
These are usually theme-level fixes.
- 1Check your active theme or page builder output.
- 2Update the relevant setting or theme template.
- 3Clear caches and confirm the rendered HTML changed.
After you fix it
- ✓HTML lang attribute matches the dominant language of the page content
Same fix, other platforms
Fix language declaration vs detected language on a different CMS
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