🆚 Multi-language vs. Meta Robots

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Multiple languages specified by <link rel="alternate"> with the hreflang attribute.

Robots directives, implemented via robots meta tag or the X-Robots-Tag HTTP header, provide explicit instructions to web crawlers and search engine robots regarding indexing, link-following, and caching preferences for a web page.

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Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Meta Robots technology is 6 times more popular than Multi-language.
Total websites

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Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Meta Robots is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Multi-language is more popular in Saint Barthélemy and Pitcairn.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Japan
Spain
Italy
Netherlands
Australia
Brazil

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Meta Robots is more popular among sites focused on business, online shopping, and blogs and wiki, while Multi-language is more commonly used on travel and sports sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Blogs/Wiki
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Entertainment
Health
General News
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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