Audit rules
hreflang Without Self Reference
The page has hreflang annotations, but none of them points to the page itself (its canonical or final URL). In a QuikSEO audit, a failure of this rule has warning severity and counts against the score. Below are the exact condition, its exceptions and the sources behind it, followed by the other rules of the same group.
hreflang.missing_selfWarning01 — Definition
How This Rule Is Checked
The rule is a pure function of the fetched page: no extra requests, no account settings. The same input always gives the same result.
Rule Severity and Score
- Rule id
hreflang.missing_self- Group
- Hreflang
- Severity of a failure
- Warning
- Counts in the score
- Yes, whenever it applies to the page
- Required for a score
- No
Condition and Exceptions
- Condition
- Hreflang annotations exist but none points (normalized) to the canonical or final URL → fail
- Exceptions
- No hreflang → not_applicable
Sources and Project Decision
- Sources
- Tell Google about localized versions of your page (Google Search Central, Q45)
- Project decision
- Severity is a project decision [D]; the plan gives none. A self reference may point to the canonical or to the final URL.
02 — Hreflang
Other Rules in This Group
The other checks of the same group, each with its own condition and sources.
- Hreflang Code Invalidhreflang.invalid_code