# Unsupported Anchor Hreflangs

All anchor links which include hreflang elements.

**Priority**: Low

**Impact**: Negative

## What issues it may cause

Hreflang attributes inside normal anchor tags are [not supported by search engines](https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-says-hreflang-attributes-should-not-be-used-in-anchor-tags/347706/#close) so they will be ignored. They need to be inside <link> tags in the HTML head, response headers or in Sitemap links.

## How do you fix it

The hreflang attribute to specify a language or/and locale versions of your pages should be implemented as [link tags in the HTML, HTTP Headers or in Sitemaps](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/specialty/international/localized-versions).

## What is the positive impact

Adding valid hreflang attributes on pages with a language alternative can help for the following reasons:

<ul>
  <li>It increases the discoverability of the alternative language or/and locale versions of your pages.</li>
  <li>It removes potential duplication of the alternative versions.</li>
  <li>
    It ensures that the correct pages are ranking for the right users e.g. pages with the appropriate language and
    currency.
  </li>
</ul>

## How to fetch the data for this report template

You will need to run a crawl for report template to generate report. When report has been generated and you have
crawl id you can fetch data for the report using the following query:


```graphql
query GetReportStatForCrawl(
      $crawlId: ObjectID!
      $reportTemplateCode: String!
      $after: String
     ) {
        getReportStat(
          input: {crawlId: $crawlId, reportTemplateCode: $reportTemplateCode}
        ) {
          crawlUniqueLinks(after: $after, reportType: Basic) {
            nodes {
              anchorText
              urlTo
              urlToTitle
              primaryUrlFrom
              primaryUrlFromTitle
              instanceCount
              primaryUrlFromDeeprank
              urlToDeeprank
              hreflang
              linkType
              nofollow
              isRedirect
            }
            totalCount
            pageInfo {
              endCursor
              hasNextPage
            }
          }
       }
     }
```

**Variables:**
```json
{"crawlId":"TjAwNUNyYXdsNDAwMA","reportTemplateCode":"unsupported_hreflang_links"}
```