Disables the robots meta tag added by WordPress.
As of April 2026, Disable WP Robots is a WordPress meta plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.7+ and PHP 5.6.20+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®).
Does one thing: Disables the robots meta tag added by WordPress.
👉 Uses only 1KB of code, so super lightweight, fast, and effective.
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Privacy
This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.
Disable WP Robots is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author.
| WordPress | 5.7+ requiredTested up to 7.0 |
| PHP | 5.6.20+ required |
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2.2 (2026/01/29)
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