Not all web pages deserve to be indexed by search engines! Content like tabs and login pages not only don't help with SEO, too much of it can pull down the quality of your site. UseYoast SEOplugin, in a few simple steps you can block these pages, allowing search engines to include only the content that really matters. Follow along and easily improve your website's SEO results!

What is noindex and why should I use it?

noindex It's a way to tellInternet search engine"Do not include the page" HTML meta tag. Search engines find this tag and stop including the page in their search results.

Usage Scenarios:

• Tagged pages / author pages (heavy duplication of content)
• Functional pages such as login pages and registration pages
• Blank pages or pages with low quality content
• Internal search results page
• Temporary event pages, A/B test pages, etc.

Setting noindex works:

• Avoid Duplicate Content - Prevent Downgrading by Search Engines
• Highlighting Focus Pages - Prioritizing Search Engines to Crawl Important Content
• Remove low quality pages - Improve overall content quality

How to set noindex in Yoast SEO?

Yoast SEO offerspage levelrespond in singingglobal levelTwo ways to set up, we'll start by explaining the most commonly used page-level control.

2.1 Single page setup noindex

• Edit any article, page or category page
• Scroll down to Yoast SEO Panel
• Click to switch to the "Advanced" tab.
• Find it."Allow search engines to display this page in search results?"
• Set to:No (No)

This will automatically add the following code to the page header:

Indicates that the page is not involved in the inclusion, but search engines can still follow the links on it.

2.2 Control over automatic content generation such as categorization and tagging

Path:Yoast SEO → Settings → Content Types / Categories & tags

Under each type, you will see the following setting items:

• "Show in search results?" → set to clogged
• This will affect whether or not all corresponding categories, tags or post types add the noindex tag

How to verify whether noindex is effective?

You can confirm that the page is set up successfully in the following ways:

Method 1: View the source code of the web page

Open the page with noindex set, right-click → View Source

Search Keywords noindex, to be able to see similar content:

Method 2: Use SEO Testing Tools

• Ahrefs SEO Toolbar
• Screaming Frog SEO Spider
• Google Search Console Check URL Tool

Fourth, practical advice: do not abuse noindex

While noindex is a great tool for controlling indexing, it is also necessary torational use.. Here are some suggestions:

• Don't set noindex on high-quality pages or content that is already ranking
• Control the use of "nofollow" to avoid affecting the pageweightsdistribute
• Regular useWebmaster ToolsCheck if the noindex page still complies with the policy

V. Summary

expense or outlayYoast SEOThe noindex function easily shields low-value pages, allowing search engines to focus on including quality content. Simple settings can improve the whole site SEO effect, novice can also quickly get started!

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