locale-audit

Blog Locale Audit, Multilingual Quality Control

Audits a directory of multilingual blog content to ensure every language version is complete, consistent, correctly tagged, and SEO-optimized.

Workflow

Phase 1: Discovery

1. Scan the target directory. Group blog posts by language using:
   • Subdirectory names (en/, de/, fr/).
   • Frontmatter lang and translatedFrom fields.
   • hreflang-map.json if present.
2. Build a content matrix mapping which post exists in which languages.
3. Detect the source language.

Phase 2: Completeness Audit

Show which translations are missing:

### Translation coverage matrix

| Post (EN) | DE | FR | ES | JA |
|-----------|----|----|----|----|
| how-to-avoid-ai-slop | ok | ok | missing | missing |
| content-marketing-2026 | ok | missing | ok | missing |

Coverage: 60% (6 of 10 expected translations present)

Phase 3: Content Parity Audit

For every post that exists in multiple languages:

Check	What	Severity
Section count	Same number of H2 and H3 sections	Critical
FAQ count	Same number of FAQ items	High
Image count	Same number of images	High
Chart count	Same number of charts (SVG figures)	High
Word count ratio	Within expected band for language pair	Medium
Frontmatter parity	All required fields present per version	High

Phase 4: SEO Parity Audit

For every language version verify:

Element	Check	Severity
Title tag	Present, correct length	Critical
Meta description	Present, correct length, contains a stat	Critical
lang attribute	Present, valid ISO 639-1	Critical
Schema inLanguage	Matches lang	High
Alt text	Translated (no English alt in non-EN posts)	High
Slug	Localized (no English slug in non-EN posts)	Medium

Phase 5: Hreflang Audit

If hreflang-tags.html, hreflang-sitemap.xml, or hreflang-map.json exists:

Check	What	Severity
Self-referencing	Each page references itself	Critical
Return tags	Every relationship is bidirectional	Critical
x-default	Present, points to source language	Critical
Language codes	Valid ISO 639-1	High

If no hreflang files exist, report as critical gap and offer: "Run /smart-blog-skills:multilingual <topic> --languages ... to regenerate."

Phase 6: Freshness Audit

For posts with translatedDate in frontmatter:

Check	What	Severity
Source updated after translation	Source modified after translatedDate	Critical
Translation older than 90 days	May need refresh	Medium

Emit actionable commands per stale file:

3 translations are stale:
- de/ki-trends-2026.md (source updated 2 days ago)
  -> Run: /smart-blog-skills:translate en/ai-trends-2026.md --to de

Phase 7: Report

## Multilingual content audit report

### Summary
- Posts audited: [N] across [N] languages
- Overall health: [score] / 100
- Critical issues: [N]
- Warnings: [N]

### Translation coverage
[Matrix from Phase 2]

### Issues found
#### Critical
#### Warnings
#### Passed

### Prioritized fixes
### Stale-translation alerts
### Quick fixes

Error Handling

Scenario	Action
Empty directory	"No blog posts found in [path]"
Only one language present	Report coverage, suggest target languages
No hreflang files	Flag as critical gap, offer regeneration

Cross-References

• Fill missing translations: /smart-blog-skills:translate <file> --to <missing-codes>
• Deepen weak adaptations: /smart-blog-skills:localize <file> --locale <code>
• Regenerate hreflang assets: /smart-blog-skills:multilingual <topic> --languages <codes>