FAQ: Does Transcy support Hreflang tags?

Many merchants ask whether Transcy provides hreflang tags and canonical tags for their multilingual stores. This FAQ clarifies how Shopify handles international SEO and Transcy's scope of service.

I. Shopify's Automatic SEO Management

Great news! Shopify automatically generates hreflang tags and meta tags for all your international domains or subfolders. Your sitemaps will include all your published languages, making it easier for search engines to discover the variety of languages available in your store.

Shopify natively handles:

• Hreflang tags for internationalized URLs
• Canonical tags for all online store pages
• Meta tags optimization
• Sitemap generation with multilingual content

According to Shopify's Managing International Domains documentation, subfolder paths (like /en-fr/) are part of Shopify's international domain management system, ensuring proper SEO signals are automatically sent to search engines.

II. Transcy's Role in Your Multilingual Store

Transcy specializes in:

• Translation of SEO content (meta titles, descriptions, etc.)
• URL handle translation
• Content localization

Transcy works alongside Shopify's built-in SEO infrastructure. We handle content translation while Shopify manages the technical SEO elements such as hreflang and canonical tags.

III. Need Customization?

If you'd like to customize or disable your hreflang tags or turn them off completely, Shopify's support team would be happy to assist you, as this falls within their area of expertise for international domain management.

Key Takeaway: Shopify automatically provides hreflang tags for your multilingual store, while Transcy focuses on translating your content to work seamlessly with Shopify's SEO infrastructure.

If you need further assistance, please contact us via live chat or email us at support@transcy.io.

Updated on: 05/09/2025