Multilingual Website - Internal Linking Ideas?

[marios_521]

I have a multilingual website. The homepage is in English, and there are eight other pages in different languages.

There is a widget sitting on my footer, with flags and d0follow links to each of them. It is auto-generated by the "Polylang" Wordpress plugin.

No other sidebars. No links on the head. No main menu. Just content and a footer with the links mentioned.

The home page has contextual links to all other pages. It is oneway. None of the pages is linking back (except footer) to the homepage or any other translated page.

Is it a good idea to:

a) Leave it as is (first image)
b) Create a "link wheel" linking only one page to another (Option No1)
c) Link from every page to home and all other pages (Option No2)

I am talking about links in the content, not other sidebars or something.

Thanks.

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OPTION No1

OPTION No2

 

[Mr Positive]

1) yiu can use yoast or you can use link whisper for it use search button for both plugins you’ll find them

 

[SirLouen]

If you put a language switcher in the main menu, you will have links for each translation in each page, which is the most adequate option. It doesn't make sense wheels or anything like that. Think on terms of usability.

 

[tiiberius]

1)
Leave it as it is.

Language variations are best treated as separate websites.

Footer section for language switch is quite common and user friendly.

 

[marios_521]

1) yiu can use yoast or you can use link whisper for it use search button for both plugins you’ll find them

I have only a handful of pages, so I think it is better to go with the manual way.

If you put a language switcher in the main menu, you will have links for each translation in each page, which is the most adequate option. It doesn't make sense wheels or anything like that. Think on terms of usability.

I don't really care about user usability, because there is no reason for someone to click and change language. I want tha maximum of SEO benefits. What do you think?

1)
Leave it as it is.
Language variations are best treated as separate websites.
Footer section for language switch is quite common and user friendly.

They are pages on the same domain (site.com/page1) so it gets SEO juice. Do you think footer links are enough?

 

[tiiberius]

They are pages on the same domain (site.com/page1) so it gets SEO juice. Do you think footer links are enough?

Footer links pass the least amount of juice (but still pass).

But you said there are homepage links, right?

 

[marios_521]

Footer links pass the least amount of juice (but still pass).

But you said there are homepage links, right?

Homepage links to all pages. One way. They don't link back. They don't get linked together. Should I connect them in some way?

 

[tiiberius]

Homepage links to all pages. One way. They don't link back. They don't get linked together. Should I connect them in some way?

Then all is good.

Footer connection is enough imo.

 

[marios_521]

Then all is good.

Footer connection is enough imo.

Thanks.

 

[Mia Jane]

Leave it as it is. it is best option.