Hello,
Thank you for reaching out to us regarding the issue with translating the homepage description while using Polylang with Rank Math SEO. We understand the importance of having a multilingual website with accurate translations for SEO purposes.
Based on the information provided, it seems like you have followed the integration guide for Polylang compatibility with Rank Math SEO but are facing challenges with the homepage description not updating across different language versions.
To address this issue, we recommend checking the following:
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Homepage Meta Description Settings: Ensure that you have set up the meta description for each language version of your homepage correctly. You can access these settings by navigating to Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta → Homepage and updating the meta description for each language.
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Polylang Configuration: Double-check the Polylang settings to confirm that the language switcher is working correctly and that the translations are properly linked to the respective pages.
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Cache: Clear any caching plugins or server-side caches that might be preventing the updated meta descriptions from displaying correctly.
If after checking these points, the issue persists, we recommend reaching out to our support team by opening a support ticket at Rank Math Support. Our team will be able to provide you with more specific guidance based on your website’s configuration and assist you in resolving this compatibility concern.
We appreciate your understanding and patience as we work to ensure a seamless experience for multilingual SEO with Rank Math and Polylang.
If you have any further questions or need additional assistance, please feel free to let us know. We are here to help!
Thank you.
Sources:
Homepage SEO Settings via Meta Title and Description
Multilingual SEO with Rank Math SEO & WPML » Rank Math
Hello,
Thank you for contacting Rank Math and bringing your concern to our attention. I’m sorry for any inconvenience this issue may have caused you.
Yes, Polylang is not yet fully compatible with Rank Math. We would need Polylang’s support to make the plugin compatible with theirs.
To translate the meta title and description you only need to edit the snippets inside the different language pages like you would normally translate any other page.
If you open the specific language page you should see the Rank Math SEO Metabox and any values there will be only applied to that specific page.
Hope that helps.
Thank you.
This is the main page of the site. It cannot be edited like any other. It is formed automatically.
Hello,
Polylang must provide some option to translate the strings from the options table (that’s where the non-static homepage description is stored) as WPML does it from the WPML String Translation plugin. So even with our Compatibility code, this will not work since we let Polylang handle the translations for non-static homepage.
https://polylang.pro/doc/strings-translation/
You may contact Polylang in this case.
Hope that helps.
Hello,
Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.
If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.
Thank you.
