Redirect old Serbian URLs (without /sr/ prefix) to new /sr/ URLs:
- / → /sr (301)
- /products → /sr/products (301)
- /about → /sr/about (301)
- /contact → /sr/contact (301)
- /checkout → /sr/checkout (301)
English URLs (/en/*) remain unchanged. This preserves SEO value
as Google treats 301 as permanent redirect passing ~90-99% PageRank.
WARNING: This change breaks existing SEO URLs for Serbian locale.
Changes:
- Migrated from separate locale folders (src/app/en/, src/app/de/, etc.)
to [locale] dynamic segments (src/app/[locale]/)
- Serbian is now at /sr/ instead of / (root)
- English at /en/, German at /de/, French at /fr/
- All components updated to generate locale-aware links
- Root / now redirects to /sr (307 temporary redirect)
SEO Impact:
- Previously indexed Serbian URLs (/, /products, /about, /contact)
will now return 404 or redirect to /sr/* URLs
- This is a breaking change for SEO - Serbian pages should ideally
remain at root (/) with only non-default locales getting prefix
- Consider implementing 301 redirects from old URLs to maintain
search engine rankings
Technical Notes:
- next-intl v4 with [locale] structure requires ALL locales to
have the prefix (cannot have default locale at root)
- Alternative approach would be separate folder structure per locale
- Add middleware.ts for locale detection (URL path, cookie, Accept-Language)
- Update routing.ts to include en, de, fr locales
- Update layout.tsx with NextIntlClientProvider and dynamic lang attribute
- Create EN/DE/FR homepages, product listings, product details, about, and contact pages
- Serbian remains at root URL (/products, /about, /contact)
- English at /en/*, German at /de/*, French at /fr/*
