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URL Structure Concerns – Multi-language Site Audit

Hey everyone,

I'm currently auditing a multilingual website (live for around 2 years), and I usually avoid messing with URLs unless absolutely necessary—especially for older sites. However, this one is really bothering me, and I’d appreciate some insight.

Here’s what I’m seeing:

Every language version includes the language code in the URL: website(com)/en/content/

website(com)/fr/content/11-a-propos-nous

(FYI, this is my first time working on a multilingual site.)

All non-product/non-category pages are grouped under /content/ — not sure why.

Questions:

Is there any SEO or structural reason to keep /content/ in the URL, or is it safe to remove it?

Should I leave the language codes as they are, or are there better alternatives (e.g., subdomains, hreflang-only, etc.)?

Am I overthinking this? Is this one of those "vanity URL" things that don’t impact SEO much?

Now about the money pages:

Product and category URLs contain a mix of IDs and unnecessary numbers:

website(com)/fr/terrazzo/123-8474-product-3.html#/225-epaisseur-25_cm

website(com)/fr/148-product

website(com)/fr/150-category

These numbers make the URLs look messy and less user-friendly. Also, on product pages, the URL only changes after selecting a color variant and clicking “add to cart.”

My thoughts:

I'm planning to suggest cleaner, human-readable URLs without all these IDs and slashes.

Just to clarify — I’m not new or careless about URL changes. I understand the risks, and I’m very cautious when touching URLs on live, aged sites.

Has anyone dealt with a similar setup before? Would love your feedback on:

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