What is the "Hreflang not bidirectional" check?

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Hreflang not bidirectional

Hreflang links not reciprocal

Code: hreflang_not_bidirectional

Why it matters

Hreflang links not reciprocal. Search engines use this signal when crawling and ranking pages. Getting it wrong can suppress visibility in results or lead to missed indexing opportunities.

Related checks in SEO

Missing page title

Page has no <title> tag

Title too short

Title is under 30 characters

Title too long

Title exceeds 60 characters

Missing meta description

No meta description found

Meta description too short

Description under 70 characters

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