TL;DR: RTL SEO מעלה בעיות ייחודיות: URL encoding, bidirectional text rendering, layout issues, font loading. Google תומך ב-RTL, אבל implementation שגויה פוגע ב-indexing ו-UX.
הבעיות הייחודיות
1. URL Encoding
URLs בעברית encoded ל-%D7 prefix. דוגמה:
/מאמר/ → /%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8/
Issues: consistency (uppercase vs lowercase), copy-paste issues, some tools break.
2. dir="rtl" attribute
HTML חייב dir="rtl" על html או body. Otherwise layout reverses.
3. Mixed content (Hebrew + English)
Bidirectional algorithm. Words like "Google" inside Hebrew text. Can render wrong.
4. Fonts
Hebrew fonts (Open Sans Hebrew, Assistant) must be loaded. Fallback to system fonts. ugly.
5. Typography
Hebrew has no capital letters. Different emphasis. bold, italic, underline. Important for readability.
SEO Issues
Duplicate URL issues
Same URL in two encodings. can be treated as duplicates.
Character limits
Hebrew characters count differently. Title tag 60 "chars" in Hebrew looks shorter than in English.
Keyword research
Hebrew keyword tools less developed. Ahrefs, Semrush improving but gap remains.
Best Practices
- Use dir="rtl" on html.
- Lowercase URL encoding consistently.
- Load Hebrew fonts properly.
- Test bidirectional text.
- Use Hebrew-specific keyword tools (Highver, SE Ranking).
Technical checklist
<html lang="he" dir="rtl">- Font preload tags.
- CSS text-align: start (not left/right).
- Logical properties (margin-inline-start vs margin-left).