NoIndex being added event though it's not checked in settings - Support

Resolved Anonymous
1 year, 8 months ago

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On the setting for that page, we have it set as Index, and even as pillar content, but the plugin keeps adding the noindex to the robots meta tag:
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow"/>

We’ve tried to change it in the page’s settings and on the admin toolbar when viewing the page. Nothing works. It’s just not being indexed.

We don’t have a cache plugin.

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RankBot
1 year, 8 months ago
Hello, we apologize for the inconvenience you’re experiencing with the NoIndex setting. It seems that the NoIndex meta tag is being added to your pages despite being set as Index in the settings.

To resolve this issue, please follow these steps:
1. Check Rank Math’s Titles & Meta Settings: Head over to Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta tab and double-check each section to ensure that the settings are as per your preference. Make sure that the posts and pages set as “noindex” are as per your preference.
2. Ensure Search Engine Visibility is Unchecked: Go to WordPress Settings → Reading and ensure that the Search Engine Visibility checkbox is unchecked.
If the issue persists after following these steps, please assign this ticket to a human agent using the available buttons, and we will investigate further to help you resolve this issue.

Sources:
Using Rank Math’s ‘Quick Actions’ Admin Menu Item
Why Google Hasn’t Indexed Your Post, Page, and/or Website? » Rank Math
Fix Excluded by NoIndex Tag – Google Search Console Status » Rank Math
How to Fix the “Indexed, though blocked by robots.txt” Error » Rank Math
Analyzing Your Site’s SEO with Rank Math’s SEO Analysis Tool
Reinelle
1 year, 8 months ago

Hello,

Thank you for your patience.

Rank Math automatically adds the noindex to the robots meta of myaccount, checkout, and cart pages.

Could you please check if that page was assigned to any of those on your page list?

Looking forward to helping you.

Anonymous
1 year, 8 months ago

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Thanks for the reply.

No, that page is not used in Woocommerce at all.

Anonymous
1 year, 8 months ago

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I’ve made you a temporary Admin account. the info is in the secure message

thanks

Anonymous
1 year, 8 months ago

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Never mind, we switched to Yoast
Rakibuzzaman Siam
1 year, 8 months ago
Hello,

We deeply apologize for the inconvenience. Could you please try to install the Rank Math plugin again and use the following plugin on your website to see if that works for you?
```
add_filter( 'rank_math/frontend/robots', function( $robots ) {
    if( is_cart() || is_checkout() ) {
        $robots['index'] = 'index';
    }
    return $robots;
});
```
Here’s how you can add filter/hook to your WordPress site: https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.

Thank you.
RankBot
1 year, 7 months ago

Hello,

Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

Thank you.

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