WordPress noindex can be useful for private content that you only want to share with close friends or family, but not publicly on Google. You can also set how the bots should handle links on your WordPress site.
If you don't want a WordPress site to be indexed on Google and the other popular search engines, WordPress noindex can offer a way to do this.
The source code of the WordPress page to be hidden must be above the body in the <head>: <meta name="robots" content="noindex">
In order for your own WordPress site not to be found on Google, no post may have been published yet.
To hide the entire WordPress site, there are plugins like Yoast SEO or Rank Math, which are easier to use and work just as reliably as WordPress noindex. For individual contributions, however, the method is practical.
Step by step instructions to enable WordPress noindex:
1. Open the WordPress dashboard by adding /wp-login.php to the back of your WordPress domain.
2. Enter your personal access data, which will take you to the WordPress backend.
3. From the list on the left, click Settings.
4. A window will open in which you can configure the visibility of your WordPress site for search engines in the lower right area. Check the box to turn on WordPress noindex.
5. If your WordPress site is already indexed on Google, deactivating the permission to crawl has no effect - your WordPress blog can then be found publicly via search engines.
If you don't want a WordPress site to be indexed on Google and the other popular search engines, WordPress noindex can offer a way to do this.
The source code of the WordPress page to be hidden must be above the body in the <head>: <meta name="robots" content="noindex">
In order for your own WordPress site not to be found on Google, no post may have been published yet.
To hide the entire WordPress site, there are plugins like Yoast SEO or Rank Math, which are easier to use and work just as reliably as WordPress noindex. For individual contributions, however, the method is practical.
Step by step instructions to enable WordPress noindex:
1. Open the WordPress dashboard by adding /wp-login.php to the back of your WordPress domain.
2. Enter your personal access data, which will take you to the WordPress backend.
3. From the list on the left, click Settings.
4. A window will open in which you can configure the visibility of your WordPress site for search engines in the lower right area. Check the box to turn on WordPress noindex.
5. If your WordPress site is already indexed on Google, deactivating the permission to crawl has no effect - your WordPress blog can then be found publicly via search engines.