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Should I use subfolders or ccTLDs for international SEO market expansion when managing a multilingual SaaS platform hosted on Shopify Plus?

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries11/1/2026
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Fan-out diagram

The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Should I use subfolders or ccTLDs for international SEO market expansion when managing a multilingual SaaS platform hosted on Shopify Plus?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Google Search Central managing multi-regional multilingual sites URL structure ccTLD subdirectories hreflang documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Shopify Markets international domains subfolders subdomains ccTLDs SEO hreflang documentation Shopify PlusGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Shopify Plus multilingual SaaS subscriptions international SEO Shopify Markets limitations URL structure 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (3)
Short factOther / navigational100%ComparisonConsequenceReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Google Search Central managing multi-regional multilingual sites URL structure ccTLD subdirectories hreflang documentation Google ↗
Shopify Markets international domains subfolders subdomains ccTLDs SEO hreflang documentation Shopify Plus Google ↗
Shopify Plus multilingual SaaS subscriptions international SEO Shopify Markets limitations URL structure 2026 Google ↗

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Google Search Central managing multi-regional multilingual sites URL structure ccTLD subdirectories hreflang documentation
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1
Shopify Markets international domains subfolders subdomains ccTLDs SEO hreflang documentation Shopify Plus
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1
Shopify Plus multilingual SaaS subscriptions international SEO Shopify Markets limitations URL structure 2026
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1