Discourage Search Engines by URL
Allows you to discourage search engines by url to prevent you from forgetting to turn the setting off when transfering databases between development a …
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·80 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, Discourage Search Engines by URL is a WordPress url plugin with 80 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
0/5Rating
80active installs
2.2K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
Allows you to discourage search engines by url to prevent you from forgetting to turn off the “Search Engine Visibility” setting when going between development and live instances.
Features
- A field to enter in as many domains as needed
- An icon in the admin bar to display if the current page is indexable for convenience and debugging
- A checkbox to hide the icon in the admin bar
Usage
- Go to Settings > Reading
- Make sure “Search Engine Visibility” is unchecked
- Add your development environment URL(s) or any url you want to be not indexable. You can do partial urls such as “staging.” to cover all staging. subdomains.
- Hover the eye icon in the admin bar to make sure it is set up correctly.
For Example: if my live site was google.com and my development si…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.1+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.2
- Trim URLs for a better experience
- Added support for php 5.2
Contributors
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