Is there a way to get clean Link following the "as-needed" routing rule?

[SandraDbn]

In the routing.ts file I am using the localePrefix = 'as-needed' so pages works on domain-name.com/... and not domaine-name.com/en/....

But when I use Link from "i18n/routing", but it link to domaine-name.com/en/..., that generate a redirection to "domain-name.com/...". Not very good for SEO. I've created a homemade function so far, but I believe it's better to use Next-Intl functions.

Is there a way to get the Next-Intl Link function follow the "as-needed" rule?

Example of Link in LocaleSwitcher:

 <Link
key={cur}
className={styles.localswitcher_item}
href={currentPath}
locale={cur}
id={cur}
>
          <Image
            src={localeFlag}
            alt={t("alt_flagicon", { locale: cur })}
            width={20}
          />
          {t("locale_fullname", { locale: cur })}
</Link>

Thank you

[amannn]

Thank you for the question! This came up before, I think the docs currently don't do a good job at answering this.

I've tried to clarify this here: #1808. Would you like to have a look and see if this helps?

[amannn]

One alternative that I’m considering is that for users with localeDetection: false, we could avoid the additional prefix since there’s no cookie value that we need to update first. Maybe this could be another option for developers who’d like to avoid the prefix in links.

[SandraDbn]

Good idea for localeDetection : false ! But I suppose it is only used by those who work with a TLD by locale.

I think I will try to use Link only on the homepage and then useRouter for other pages.
Just to let Google know that there is a French version (in addition to hreflang), give a little juice with internal linking to the /fr/ and limit redirections on others pages.

Or just add fixed links to each locale homepage in the footer and only use useRouter in the localeSwitcher menu.

Thank you again for you help!

[SandraDbn]

By the way: thank you for the doc it's clearer :)
I made a mix between NextJS Link function and Next-Intl getPathname to get URL without the /en. But I don't know if it cause any problem on the cookie side. I don't see any (except the localeSwitcher) at the moment to navigate on the same locale.

[amannn]

That sounds great, thanks!