{"id":8578,"date":"2023-03-13T23:24:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=8578"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:24:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:55","slug":"unlock-the-secret-trick-to-eliminate-the-dreaded-noindex-in-wordpress-and-boost-your-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-trick-to-eliminate-the-dreaded-noindex-in-wordpress-and-boost-your-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unlock the Secret Trick to Eliminate the Dreaded Noindex in WordPress and Boost Your SEO!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6776f976c544b\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6776f976c544b\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-trick-to-eliminate-the-dreaded-noindex-in-wordpress-and-boost-your-seo\/#Perplexingly_Simple_Methods_for_Removing_Noindex_from_Your_WordPress_Site\" title=\"Perplexingly Simple Methods for Removing Noindex from Your WordPress Site\">Perplexingly Simple Methods for Removing Noindex from Your WordPress Site<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-trick-to-eliminate-the-dreaded-noindex-in-wordpress-and-boost-your-seo\/#What_is_Noindex\" title=\"What is Noindex?\">What is Noindex?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-trick-to-eliminate-the-dreaded-noindex-in-wordpress-and-boost-your-seo\/#How_to_Remove_Noindex_from_WordPress\" title=\"How to Remove Noindex from WordPress:\">How to Remove Noindex from WordPress:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-trick-to-eliminate-the-dreaded-noindex-in-wordpress-and-boost-your-seo\/#1_Check_Your_WordPress_Settings\" title=\"1. Check Your WordPress Settings:\">1. Check Your WordPress Settings:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-trick-to-eliminate-the-dreaded-noindex-in-wordpress-and-boost-your-seo\/#2_Use_a_Plugin\" title=\"2. Use a Plugin:\">2. Use a Plugin:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-trick-to-eliminate-the-dreaded-noindex-in-wordpress-and-boost-your-seo\/#3_Remove_the_Noindex_Tag_from_Your_Website%E2%80%99s_Code\" title=\"3. Remove the Noindex Tag from Your Website&#8217;s Code:\">3. Remove the Noindex Tag from Your Website&#8217;s Code:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-trick-to-eliminate-the-dreaded-noindex-in-wordpress-and-boost-your-seo\/#Closing_Thoughts\" title=\"Closing Thoughts:\">Closing Thoughts:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perplexingly_Simple_Methods_for_Removing_Noindex_from_Your_WordPress_Site\"><\/span>Perplexingly Simple Methods for Removing Noindex from Your WordPress Site<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Have you ever encountered the enigma of your WordPress pages not showing up in the search engine results pages (SERPs)? The root cause could be that your website is marked as &#8220;noindex,&#8221; which instructs the search engines to avoid indexing your individual pages or your entire website. Fortunately, unraveling this perplexity is a straightforward process that can be achieved in several ways.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Noindex\"><\/span>What is Noindex?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before we delve into the methods of removing noindex, let&#8217;s decrypt what it means. A noindex web page or website tells search engines not to display them in their search results. You can use this designation for pages on your website that do not need to be indexed, such as a page meant for test purposes or administrative purposes. However, if your website is entirely marked as noindex, your pages won&#8217;t show up on the SERPs at all.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Remove_Noindex_from_WordPress\"><\/span>How to Remove Noindex from WordPress:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you suspect that noindex is the culprit behind your pages not appearing in the SERPs, here are some ways you can purge it:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Check_Your_WordPress_Settings\"><\/span>1. Check Your WordPress Settings:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The first place you should inspect when trying to eliminate noindex from WordPress is your WordPress settings. Go to your WordPress dashboard, select &#8220;Settings&#8221; and click on &#8220;Reading.&#8221; Next, examine the &#8220;Search Engine Visibility&#8221; box. If checked, your website is marked as &#8220;discouraged&#8221; for search engines, which is essentially the same as noindex. Uncheck the box to allow search engines to index your site.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Use_a_Plugin\"><\/span>2. Use a Plugin:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you are uncomfortable with editing code, you can install a WordPress plugin to get rid of noindex. Yoast SEO, which is one of the most popular SEO plugins for WordPress, offers a simple way to do this. Install and activate Yoast SEO, go to the &#8220;Titles &#038; Metas&#8221; section of the plugin, and ensure the &#8220;noindex&#8221; option is unchecked. This should help search engines crawl and index your website as usual.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Remove_the_Noindex_Tag_from_Your_Website%E2%80%99s_Code\"><\/span>3. Remove the Noindex Tag from Your Website&#8217;s Code:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you are proficient in coding, you can delete the noindex tag from your website&#8217;s code. Go to your WordPress dashboard, click on &#8220;Appearance,&#8221; and select &#8220;Theme Editor.&#8221; Find the &#8220;header.php&#8221; file, which is usually located in the &#8220;Theme Header&#8221; folder, and locate the following line of code:<\/p>\n<p><code>&lt;meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex,nofollow\"\/&gt;<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Delete this tag from your website&#8217;s code and save the file. This should eliminate the noindex mark on your website&#8217;s code so the search engines can crawl and index your pages.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Closing_Thoughts\"><\/span>Closing Thoughts:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In conclusion, by removing noindex, you will ensure that your pages are visible in the search engine results pages and accessible to your target audience. Fortunately, the solutions above make it easy to remove noindex from your WordPress website, and you don&#8217;t need to hire a cryptographer to help you decipher it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perplexingly Simple Methods for Removing Noindex from Your WordPress Site Have you ever encountered the enigma of your WordPress pages not showing up in the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3287],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WORDPRESS-ULTIMATE-GUIDE-How-To-step-by-step-Tutorial.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8578"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}