Hreflang Manager changelog

What changed, release by release. Newest first.

November 2026: audit fixes

Script codes accepted: codes with an ISO 15924 script, such as zh-Hant or zh-Hans-HK, are valid under Google's guidelines and are no longer reported as invalid codes.
Busy storefronts: when a store asks the audit to slow down, the audit waits and tries the page again, and no longer reports a slowed-down page as broken.

Submitted to the Shopify App Store on October 11, 2026.

Hreflang tags for each market and language, added to every storefront page by a theme app embed (Pro). Built from your markets, their domains or subfolders, and their published languages, with an x-default from your primary market.
Translated handles: alternates use each language's translated URL, so they don't point at redirects.
Market availability: products that aren't sold in a market are left out of its alternates.
No tags on pages that shouldn't be in search: 404, search, cart, password, gift card and account pages.
Audit of a sample of your live pages against Google's hreflang guidelines: return links, self-references, full URLs, codes, x-default, canonicals, and alternates that redirect, fail or are noindex. Each problem is listed once with the pages it affects, the fix and its basis. On demand, and weekly on Pro.
Setup checklist that reads your storefront to confirm the app embed is on and Shopify's automatic tags are off, with links straight to the theme editor and to Preferences.
Storefront password: save it in the app (stored encrypted) so the setup check and the audit can read a password-protected storefront.
Plans: Free (market map, checklist, audit on demand) and Pro (tags and weekly audits) with a 14-day free trial. Development stores get Pro at no charge.