Title: Hreflang Manager &#8211; Hreflang Implementation for International SEO
Author: DAEXT
Published: <strong>March 17, 2021</strong>
Last modified: May 28, 2026

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# Hreflang Manager – Hreflang Implementation for International SEO

 By [DAEXT](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daext/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hreflang-manager-lite.1.19.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hreflang-manager-lite/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hreflang-manager-lite/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hreflang-manager-lite/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hreflang-manager-lite/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hreflang-manager-lite/)

## Description

The Hreflang Manager plugin provides you an easy and reliable method to implement
hreflang in WordPress.

For more information on the technical use of hreflang, please consider reading the
[official Google documentation](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/crawling/localized-versions).

### Pro Version

The [Pro version](https://daext.com/hreflang-manager/) of this plugin is available
on our website with additional features, including the synchronization of hreflang
data across all sites in a network, an integrated Hreflang Checker for detecting
implementation issues, a Locale Selector to display available alternate versions,
support for adding hreflang information in XML sitemaps, up to 100 alternate versions
per connection, tools for importing hreflang data from spreadsheets, and more.

### Features

 * Supports the hreflang implementation of different websites or the sub-sites of
   a WordPress network
 * Supports all the languages defined with [ISO 639-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes)
 * Supports all the scripts defined with [ISO 15924](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_15924)
 * Supports all the countries defined with [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2)
 * A maximum of 10 alternative versions of the page per connection
 * Includes a tag inspector to verify the correct implementation in the front-end
 * Allows configuring hreflang from the post editor or from a centralized menu
 * Ability to select the default languages, scripts, and countries
 * Automatically deletes the hreflang data of the deleted posts

### Getting Started

To begin working with the plugin, you may find the following Knowledge Base article
helpful:

 * [How to Manually Add Hreflang Data](https://daext.com/kb/hreflang-manager/how-to-manually-add-hreflang-data/)

Once your configuration is complete, you can confirm that your hreflang implementation
works as expected with the following guide:

 * [Verifying and Debugging Your Hreflang Implementation](https://daext.com/kb/hreflang-manager/verifying-and-debugging-your-hreflang-implementation/)

For more advanced configuration, examples, and troubleshooting, visit the [Plugin Knowledge Base](https://daext.com/kb/hreflang-manager/).

## Screenshots

[⌊Connections menu⌉⌊Connections menu⌉[

Connections menu

[⌊Hreflang implementation of a single URL⌉⌊Hreflang implementation of a single URL⌉[

Hreflang implementation of a single URL

[⌊Options menu in the "General" tab⌉⌊Options menu in the "General" tab⌉[

Options menu in the “General” tab

[⌊Options menu in the "Defaults" tab⌉⌊Options menu in the "Defaults" tab⌉[

Options menu in the “Defaults” tab

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/hreflang-manager-lite/` directory,
    or install the plugin through the WordPress Plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.

### 1. Add Hreflang Data

Go to **Hreflang  Connections** and start adding hreflang data.

Alternatively, you can create connections directly from the post editor using the**
Hreflang Manager** panel. This panel is available in both the Block Editor and the
Classic Editor. If you don’t see it, enable it from the editor options.

### 2. Verify Your Implementation

To verify your hreflang implementation, you can use the built-in **Tag Inspector**.

Go to **Hreflang  Options** and enable the Tag Inspector option. Then visit your
site pages on the front end. When hreflang data is present, the Tag Inspector will
be displayed over the page. The Tag Inspector is visible only to logged-in users
with appropriate permissions and is not shown to visitors.

For detailed guidance and advanced configuration, visit the [official Knowledge Base](https://daext.com/kb/hreflang-manager/).

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Very useful to manage languages](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-to-manage-languages/)󠁿

 [miluz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miluz/) May 9, 2026

Very useful plugin, now I can manage languages on different Wordpress installations
with sync options.The support is very good and kind.

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### 󠀁[AWESOME PLUGIN](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-plugin-7493/)󠁿

 [cruciblechristian](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cruciblechristian/) April 2,
2026

Saves so much time and easy to setup and manage.

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### 󠀁[Very useful and great support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-and-great-support-17/)󠁿

 [gerryfroese](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gerryfroese/) May 18, 2025

A great and very useful plugin. The support team was very helpful and relieved very
fast.

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### 󠀁[PErfect !!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-10401/)󠁿

 [olepepito](https://profiles.wordpress.org/olepepito/) June 12, 2024

Perfect plugin with no implementation issues.We were looking for a solution to add
hreflang to our websites with different domain name and different wordpress installation
and this is simply doing the job without technical issues.Perfect !!!

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### 󠀁[Very good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-good-7274/)󠁿

 [EmanueleT](https://profiles.wordpress.org/emanuelet/) April 9, 2024

Easy setup and good efficiency

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### 󠀁[Easy to use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-4853/)󠁿

 [kazenaka](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kazenaka/) November 10, 2023

Globally easy to use plugin, although some settings are not clear without a deep
understanding of the hreflang attribute. I have not seen any analogues.

 [ Read all 9 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hreflang-manager-lite/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Hreflang Manager – Hreflang Implementation for International SEO” is open source
software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ DAEXT ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daext/)

“Hreflang Manager – Hreflang Implementation for International SEO” has been translated
into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hreflang-manager-lite/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Hreflang Manager – Hreflang Implementation for International SEO” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hreflang-manager-lite)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hreflang-manager-lite/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hreflang-manager-lite/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hreflang-manager-lite/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hreflang-manager-lite/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.19

_May 28, 2026_

 * Fixed style inconsistencies introduced with WordPress 7.0.
 * Updated the admin UI color palette to use branded colors instead of the default
   WordPress colors.
 * Added a custom admin footer in place of the default WordPress footer text.

#### 1.18

_April 25, 2026_

 * Added the “Maximum Alternate Pages” option, allowing administrators to define
   a hard limit for the number of alternate pages used across the plugin UI and 
   hreflang output.
 * Removed the unexpected output message displayed during plugin activation.

#### 1.17

_March 26, 2026_

 * The Pro version upgrade banner previously displayed at the bottom of all plugin
   menu pages is now shown only in the Options menu.
 * Added a notices manager class used to display documentation resources and a link
   to rate the plugin. A related action hook has also been introduced to allow notices
   to be rendered in a specific area of the plugin UI.

#### 1.16

_March 1, 2026_

 * The style of the post editor meta box has been updated for improved consistency
   with the native classic editor interface. In addition, the Select2 library is
   no longer used for select elements, as these have been replaced with native HTML
   select fields.
 * Additional minor functional improvements to the post editor meta box.

#### 1.15

_February 16, 2026_

 * Updated Pro Version feature labels in the admin toolbar.

#### 1.14

_February 16, 2026_

 * Added new interfaces for adding and managing hreflang data in both the Block 
   Editor (via a dedicated sidebar) and the Classic or non-standard editors (via
   a dedicated meta box).

#### 1.13

_October 16, 2025_

 * The Log feature has been renamed to Tag Inspector, featuring an improved interface.

#### 1.12

_April 16, 2025_

 * Fixed PHP notice caused by early use of translation functions.

#### 1.11

_November 29, 2024_

 * Resolved CSS style issue.
 * The load_plugin_textdomain() function now runs with the correct hook.

#### 1.10

_June 14, 2024_

 * In the “Connections” menu the URLs max length is now properly set to 2083 characters.
 * The PHP trim() function has been added to the “Connections” menu to remove any
   leading or trailing white spaces from the entered URLs.

#### 1.09

_May 23, 2024_

 * Major back-end UI update.
 * Refactoring.

#### 1.08

_April 7, 2024_

 * Fixed a bug (started with WordPress version 6.5) that prevented the creation 
   of the plugin database tables and the initialization of the plugin database options
   during the plugin activation.

#### 1.07

_October 25, 2023_

 * Nonce fields have been added to the “Connections” menus.
 * General refactoring. The phpcs “WordPress-Core” ruleset has been partially applied
   to the plugin code.

#### 1.06

_February 8, 2023_

 * The “Auto Alternate Pages” option has been added.
 * Footer links have been added to all the plugin menus.
 * Minor backend improvements.

#### 1.05

_July 31, 2022_

 * The text domain has been changed to match the plugin slug.
 * Changelog added.
 * All the dismissible notices are now generated in the “Connections” menu.
 * Updated the description of the features in the “Pro Version” menu.
 * The “Export to Pro” menu has been added.
 * Minor backend improvements.

#### 1.04

_February 11, 2022_

 * The correct ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is now used for Lebanon.

#### 1.03

_December 30, 2021_

 * Minor backend improvements.

#### 1.01

_March 17, 2021_

 * Minor backend improvements.
 * Bug fix.

#### 1.00

_March 17, 2021_

 * Initial release.

## Commercial plugin

This plugin is free but offers additional paid commercial upgrades or support.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.19**
 *  Last updated **4 weeks ago**
 *  Active installations **8,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 5.2 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hreflang-manager-lite/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/hreflang-manager-lite/),
   and [Persian](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/hreflang-manager-lite/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hreflang-manager-lite)
 * Tags
 * [hreflang](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hreflang/)[internationalization](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/internationalization/)
   [language](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/language/)[multilingual](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multilingual/)
   [seo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hreflang-manager-lite/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.7 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  8 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hreflang-manager-lite/reviews/?filter=5)
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 *  [  0 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hreflang-manager-lite/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Contributors

 *   [ DAEXT ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daext/)

## Support

Issues resolved in last two months:

     0 out of 1

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hreflang-manager-lite/)

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