: 'no return tags' on '/' url hreflang 'no return tags' error, caused because the empty slash '/' url links to a page that links back to '/index.php'. Shouldn't Google Webmaster Tools be smart

@RJPawlick198

Since these are php scripts, i solved the issue by recognizing within the script whether '/' or '/index.php' is being called, and modify the hreflang link accordingly.

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@Samaraweera270

/ means your root directory. It is totally normal to return index.php.

To avoid it, you need to use an .htaccess rule rewrite to get / into example.com instead of example.com/index.php.

It's also good to use the rewrite rule to hide the extensions on the URL index instead of index.php.

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