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Prevent Indexing on Non-Live Sites icon

Prevent Indexing on Non-Live Sites

Prevent your WordPress website from being indexed by search engines when it's not on the live site.

By Steve North·SEO·Free
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·0 active installs·Updated 6 months ago
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As of April 2026, Prevent Indexing on Non-Live Sites is a WordPress seo plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 614 times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 7.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2023. Top alternative: Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time….

0/5Rating
0active installs
614total downloads
3 yearssince 2023

Overview

This WordPress plugin ensures that search engine indexing is automatically turned OFF if the site’s URL doesn’t match the provided live site URL. It’s especially useful for development and staging environments, where you might not want content to be indexed by search engines.

Features:
– Automatically turns off search engine indexing for non-live sites.
– Provides an admin settings page to specify the live site URL.
– Displays an admin notice if indexing has been turned off due to URL mismatch.
– Encodes the live site URL to prevent inadvertent changes when using migration tools.
– Admin notice prompts for setting the live site URL if it hasn’t been configured yet.

Usage

  1. After activating the plugin, go to the admin dashboard.
  2. Navigate…
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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHP7.1+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0.1

  • Tested with latest version of WordPress.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Steve NorthSteve North
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.1
Last Updated
Oct 6, 2025
WP Requires
4.6+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
7.1+
Active Installs
0
Downloads
614
Added
Nov 28, 2023
Business
Free

Tags

seopreventstagingindexingdevelopment

Developer

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Steve North
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