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IndieMan Custom Hreflang<\/strong> provides a clean, reliable solution for website owners and SEO specialists who need full control over their site's language and regional targeting (hreflang<\/code>), especially when WordPress or active themes lack the specific regional locale needed (such as uk-UA<\/code>, sr-Latn-RS<\/code>, en-US<\/code>, etc.).<\/p>\n\n

Key Features:<\/h3>\n\n
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  • Manual Hreflang Control:<\/strong> Specify any ISO language and country code (e.g., uk-UA<\/code>, uk<\/code>, en-US<\/code>, pl-PL<\/code>, de-DE<\/code>, etc.).<\/li>\n
  • Deep Yoast SEO Integration:<\/strong>\n\n
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    • Overrides OpenGraph <meta property=\"og:locale\"><\/code>.<\/li>\n
    • Updates the inLanguage<\/code> property in Schema.org JSON-LD structured data (WebPage, WebSite, Article).<\/li>\n
    • Automatically filters and overrides hreflang attributes in Yoast XML Sitemaps.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n
    • x-default Support:<\/strong> Optionally output <link rel=\"alternate\" hreflang=\"x-default\" ...><\/code> for default language targeting.<\/li>\n
    • HTML Lang Override:<\/strong> Replaces <html lang=\"...\"><\/code> via native language_attributes<\/code> filter.<\/li>\n
    • Core WordPress Locale Filter:<\/strong> Overrides get_locale()<\/code> and pre_determine_locale<\/code> filters.<\/li>\n
    • Quick Presets & Live Tag Preview:<\/strong> Easily choose from popular regional presets and inspect generated HTML code in real time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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      1. Upload the indieman-custom-hreflang<\/code> folder to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or upload the zip archive via Plugins -> Add New -> Upload Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins<\/strong> menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n
      3. Navigate to Settings -> Custom Hreflang<\/strong> in the WordPress admin menu.<\/li>\n
      4. Select a quick preset or manually enter your desired hreflang code.<\/li>\n
      5. Click Save Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        Does this plugin work if Yoast SEO is not installed?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

        Yes! The plugin works independently for core WordPress, outputting <link rel=\"alternate\" hreflang=\"...\"><\/code> tags and overriding <html lang=\"...\"><\/code>. If Yoast SEO is installed, it seamlessly overrides Yoast's OpenGraph and Schema locales as well.<\/p><\/dd>\n

        Will this plugin slow down my website?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

        Not at all. The plugin runs lightweight, highly-optimized PHP filters with zero external API calls or database overhead.<\/p><\/dd>\n

        Can I use this for multilingual websites?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

        This plugin is specifically designed to enforce a unified custom regional locale across the entire website. For per-post translations, you can use it alongside your favorite translation workflow.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

        1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
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        • Initial public release by IndieMan (wp.indieman.com.ua).<\/li>\n
        • Full support for Yoast SEO, Schema JSON-LD, OpenGraph, and XML Sitemaps via pure native WordPress hooks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Override and inject custom hreflang tags, HTML lang attributes, and SEO OpenGraph\/Schema locales across your entire WordPress website.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/400602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400602"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/indiemansoft"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=400602"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=400602"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=400602"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=400602"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=400602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}