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title: "Multilingual SEO: Hreflang, Canonicals and Translated Meta"
description: "LangRelay serves each language in its own subdirectory with hreflang, x-default and a canonical per language, and translates titles and meta descriptions."
url: "https://www.langrelay.com/multilingual-seo"
---

Search-safe localization

# Edit the search result, not just the sentence.

Translate titles, descriptions, Open Graph fields, structured data, and URL slugs in the same project that owns the page content.

[Start translating free](https://app.langrelay.com/auth/sign-up)[See LangRelay in action](https://www.langrelay.com/book-a-demo)

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Why it matters

One part of the same operating loop: detect, translate, review, publish, and check the result.

## The page can read well and still send the wrong search signal

Website translation often stops at visible text. The title remains in the source language, the description no longer matches the localized offer, or every market inherits the same URL slug. These details are easy to miss because they do not appear in the main page layout.

LangRelay brings SEO fields into the translation project. Review titles and descriptions with a search-result preview, edit Open Graph and structured-data values, and manage localized slugs by language. The work stays attached to the same page as the visible translation.

## Treat locale routing as delivery infrastructure

Localized discovery depends on more than keyword choice. Search engines need stable language URLs and consistent signals between alternate versions. With subdirectory delivery, LangRelay can apply localized metadata and paths while producing canonical, `hreflang`, and sitemap output for those translated pages.

The dashboard keeps these tasks inspectable. SEO specialists can filter translated slugs, approve a manual path, import a prepared list, and review metadata without asking a developer to hunt through templates. If a slug changes, redirect handling protects the path that was already published.

Beyond visible copy

## Keep every discoverable part of the page in the review.

Search metadata and localized paths need the same language context and operational ownership as the content visitors can see.

### Find SEO fields in the crawl

Bring titles, descriptions, social metadata, and structured fields into the project.

### Localize the result by language

Review the search snippet for the language and market instead of translating it in isolation.

### Give specialists a clear surface

Edit metadata in the table or beside the rendered page in the visual editor.

### Manage localized slugs

Search, edit, import, and approve translated page paths with redirect handling for changes.

### Check delivery output

For subdirectory delivery, keep localized pages connected with canonicals, hreflang, and sitemap output.

GYM053

We're a gym in Enschede with a lot of international students. Since we started using LangRelay, people who don't speak Dutch understand what we offer before they visit, and it adds hardly any work to running our website.

![GYM053 logo](https://www.langrelay.com/gym053-logo.png)

GYM053, Enschede

Review on wordpress.org

[Read the full story](https://www.langrelay.com/customers/gym053)

Keep the loop moving

## Pair multilingual seo with the next part of the workflow.

[Domains & deliveryConnect WordPress, client-side delivery, or proxy domains with guided setup.See domains & delivery](https://www.langrelay.com/domains-and-delivery)[Visual editorReview and edit translated copy on the rendered page where it appears.See visual editor](https://www.langrelay.com/visual-editor)[Translation workspaceFind, edit, and approve website translations from one working queue.See translation workspace](https://www.langrelay.com/translation-workspace)

## Start with one page.

Pick a language and a page. See how LangRelay handles changes, review, and SEO on your own site.

[Get started for free](https://app.langrelay.com/auth/sign-up)[Book a demo](https://www.langrelay.com/book-a-demo)

For WordPress, [install the plugin first](https://wordpress.org/plugins/langrelay/).