Hide a page from Google and other search engines with noindex
Hide a page
- In the page editor, click the globe icon, SEO & Social Preview. Or right-click the page in pages and choose edit meta.
- On Search, untick Index the page in search engines.
- Click submit.
The live page now asks search engines not to list it or follow its links. Tick the box again to undo it.
Pages people often hide
- Thank-you pages that show after a form.
- Landing pages for ads or emails.
- Test pages, and old pages you still link to.
Limits
- Search engines drop the page after their next visit to it, which can take days or longer.
- Anyone with the link can still open the page.
- The page still shows in your sitemap.xml and llms.txt.
- A page's visibility setting doesn't hide it from search. Untick this box as well.
- Your free Pixelesq address is never indexed, so this box matters on your own domain.
- The change skips the draft and is live at once.
Common questions
How do I hide a blog post?
Open the collection, right-click the entry, choose edit meta and untick the box.
Google still shows my page. What now?
Check its status in analytics, under Indexing. See Check whether Google has indexed your pages. To remove it faster, use the Removals tool in Google Search Console.
How do I bring a page back?
Tick Index the page in search engines and click submit.
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