Language sitemap

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to Rank Math and for bringing your concern to our attention. I apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused you.

Please be aware that Rank Math typically only deals with adding the default language to your sitemap. Other languages are automatically handled by the translation plugin you use, which adds a hreflang to each page, letting Google know that it is a translated version of another page.

It is not necessary to have the translated pages in your sitemap. This is perfectly acceptable and in line with Google’s guidelines:
https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/crawling/localized-versions

However, if you still wish to do so, you can reach out to your translation plugin to confirm how they work with sitemaps – OR you can follow this guide to create a custom sitemap: https://rankmath.com/kb/custom-sitemaps/

I hope this information is helpful to you.

Thank you.

Hello,

I’m not sure I understand your message. The quote you shared is a part of “example scenarios where indicating alternate pages is recommended”

And then the next paragraph listed “Methods for indicating your alternate pages”. The first option is the HTML method, i.e. using hreflang as I mentioned above.

We hope this helps clarify the issue. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns.