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Invalid Language Attribute on WordPress
The lang attribute value does not match a valid BCP 47 language tag, or appears inconsistent with the detected page language.
Issue ID: TECH-LANG-MISMATCH-001Severity: minorEffort: S
Why this matters
The lang attribute value does not match a valid BCP 47 language tag, or appears inconsistent with the detected page language. This affects crawlability, rendering, and whether the site can be interpreted correctly by search engines.
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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
- ✓Inspect <html lang="..."> and confirm it matches the page language
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