is it bad for international seo to redirect cctlds and install google website translator plugin to the primary domain (uk)?
<p>we've bought lots of country extensions, e.g. .es, .fr, .in, .me, etc. rather than employing translators, will it be acceptable for seo to install the google translate plugin to the site, and 301 redirect the country extensions to the .com address?</p>
<p>hi</p>
<p>from an seo perspective there are no risks in taking this approach, but you will be limiting your overall visibility in local markets because googlebot will only see the english version of your content. it will not see any of the translated versions at all and therefore you will struggle to rank in your local markets such as spain, france, india etc.</p>
<p>in order to take full advantage of available local search volume you'll need to set up separate urls with fully translated content (do not use google translate!) for your target markets.&nbsp;</p>
<p>but in the meantime, no it's not bad for seo (in so far as there are no risks), but it is not beneficial.</p>
<p>hope this helps and good luck!</p>
It might even be a good idea to have a page where people translating a certain article could talk about disagreements or whatever. At least for longer articles. update: i removed from brave all extensions related to google (keep, translate, save to drive, etc.). this seems to have solved the problem.

i believe the source of the problem is related to google login to extensions. i haven’t tested these extensions individually to see if they all cause the prob… Yes - the strategy is that Google's algorithms put less weight toward linkbuilding and more toward content considered "useful" by users. You should focus in investing in unique content that encourages visitors to share your links via social media and other sources, as opposed to straight old link building. If you diversify your site portfolio you wil encourage more long term growth and remain safe in SEO listings. hey there!

terribly sorry for all the delay but i must have totally missed your message and the thread. just posted the solution to another public thread you opened:

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got most of the information i need. will continue … are you still forwarding dns requests to the old isp's dns servers?  that could slow things down...

 switch to google (8.8.8.8) or opendns (208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220) and see if that helps any, or find the dns servers for your new isp. you should keep the parameters as they are and translate the rest of the sentences.

in your example show posts by should be translated and {username} have to stay unchanged.

like voir les messages de {username}. in france. With localities that have an article, *ar an* (and *ar na*) are generally better than *sa* (and *san* and *sna*) for translation as “in”, e.g.



> 
> **[Ar](https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/ar) an mbaile seo**, in this town. *Ar an gCnoc, ar na Cealla Beaga*, at Knock, in Killybegs.
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Note that “at” can sometimes be preferred over “in“.


*Sa* (and *san* and *sna*) are generally used more for “generic” places, e.g.



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> **Ag obair [sa](https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/i) chathair**, working in the city. **Amuigh sa gharraí**, out in the garden. **Thuas sa spéir**, up in the sky.
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*Sa* and friends would also be used for larger named places — regions, countries, continents, etc. Don't forget to include Google Webmaster to check the keywords that you are ranked for. Webmaster is a great tool to analyze your site's keyword optimization and links that point to your site(s). [image] fournisseur:

first question : is cloudflare can block google bots ?

not by default.

[image] fournisseur:

so, i configure a firewall rule to block every ip adresse that is not french.

then you should extend that rule to exclude “known bots”.

(ip.geoip.country ne "fr" and not c… it’s generic. it’s good or bad. i got the same email before getting hired at google. it could also be a rejection. good luck!