WP Puzzle

Alexis Vovk

<p>Hides external links from indexing by search engines using a jQuery masking links script ( <a href="http://avovkdesign.com/kak-spryatat-ssylku-ot-indeksacii.html" rel="nofollow ugc">more about the method in</a> )</p>
<h4>FEATURES:</h4>
<ul>
<li>One click on editor button help to hide external links in search engine index</li>
<li>Automatically disallows indexing of all commenter’s links.</li>
<li>Simple shortcode [link][/link] easily hides any links in widgets or comments texts.</li>
</ul>
<h4>USAGE</h4>
<ol>
<li>In text editor place cursor on link</li>
<li>Click on HideLinks button to add shortcode before and after link. Sample: <code>[link]external link[/link]</code></li>
</ol>
<h4>TESTING</h4>
<p>After installing and activating plugin, hidden links look like ordinary ones. This moment can mislead and complicate work of plugin.</p>
<p>You can check whether plugin works correctly in two ways.</p>
<ol>
<li>On page, where there are hidden link or user comments, press keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+U — new tab with source code opens.</li>
<li>Now press Ctrl+F on keyboard — field for text searching appears. Enter phrase in it data-link and press Enter on your keyboard.</li>
<li>Browser found in source code all matches with necessary phrase (it is present in hidden link). In search box to the right of entered phrase, inscription with number of found matches appears (i.e. hidden links), and near — arrows for transition to previous and next found fragment.</li>
<li>If in found fragment after phrase data-link goes link address you have hidden (or site address commentator) — it means that plugin hides link.</li>
</ol>
<p>Sample: <code><span data-link="http://mylink.com" data-target="_blank" title="Title" class="link">anchor</span></code> not like this: <code><a href="http://mylink.com" target="_blank" title="Title" class="">anchor</a></code></p>
<h4>PRO Features</h4>
<p><a href="https://wp-puzzle.com/hide-links/" rel="nofollow ugc">HideLinks Pro</a> allow:</p>
<ol>
<li>Automatically hide all external links in post content</li>
<li>Control script including (inline or file)</li>
</ol>
<h4>Extra</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wp-puzzle.com/docs/ru/hide-links" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/wppuzzle/hidelinks" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repository</a> for issues and merge request</li>
</ul>


Hide Links

Closure of external links from indexing using jQuery script.

Javier Casares

<p>Fine-grained control over how search engines index and display your WordPress content. Apply 5 independent robots directives to 25 different page contexts with flexible implementation methods.</p>
<p><strong>5 Robots Directives:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>noindex</strong>: Prevent search engines from indexing the page</li>
<li><strong>nofollow</strong>: Prevent search engines from following links on the page</li>
<li><strong>noarchive</strong>: Prevent search engines from showing cached versions</li>
<li><strong>nosnippet</strong>: Prevent search engines from showing text snippets in results</li>
<li><strong>noimageindex</strong>: Prevent search engines from indexing images on the page</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Implementation Methods:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>HTML Meta Tags: Traditional method, easy to verify in page source (default)</li>
<li>HTTP Headers: More robust, works with all content types including PDFs and images</li>
<li>Both: Maximum compatibility for all scenarios</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Control Levels:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Global Settings: Apply directives to 25 different page contexts (posts, pages, archives, etc.)</li>
<li>Granular Control (Optional): Override global settings for individual posts, pages, and custom post types via meta boxes in the editor</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Perfect for:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Blocking indexing of attachment pages while allowing link following</li>
<li>Preventing duplicate content issues with flexible directive combinations</li>
<li>Controlling archive page indexing with granular control</li>
<li>Managing pagination SEO with independent settings</li>
<li>Protecting private content from search engine caching</li>
<li>Preventing snippet display while still indexing content</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Main pages</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Front Page: Block the indexing of the site’s front page.</li>
<li>Home: Block the indexing of the site’s home page.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Pages and Posts</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Page: Block the indexing of the site’s pages.</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: Block the indexing of the site’s privacy policy page.</li>
<li>Single: Block the indexing of a post on the site.</li>
<li>Singular: Block the indexing of a post or a page of the site.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Taxonomies</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Category: Block the indexing of the site categories. The lists where the posts appear.</li>
<li>Tag: Block the indexing of the site’s tags. The lists where the posts appear.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Dates</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Date: Block the indexing when any date-based archive page (i.e. a monthly, yearly, daily or time-based archive) of the site. The lists where the posts appear.</li>
<li>Day: Block the indexing when a daily archive of the site. The lists where the posts appear.</li>
<li>Month: Block the indexing when a monthly archive of the site. The lists where the posts appear.</li>
<li>Time: Block the indexing when an hourly, “minutely”, or “secondly” archive of the site. The lists where the posts appear.</li>
<li>Year: Block the indexing when a yearly archive of the site. The lists where the posts appear.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Archives</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Archive: Block the indexing of any type of Archive page. Category, Tag, Author and Date based pages are all types of Archives. The lists where the posts appear.</li>
<li>Author: Block the indexing of the author’s page, where the author’s publications appear.</li>
<li>Post Type Archive: Block the indexing of any post type page.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Pagination</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Pagination: Block the indexing of the pagination, i.e. all pages other than the main page of an archive.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Search</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Search: Block the indexing of the internal search result pages.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Attachments</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Attachment: Block the indexing of an attachment document to a post or page. An attachment is an image or other file uploaded through the post editor’s upload utility. Attachments can be displayed on their own “page” or template. This will not cause the indexing of the image or file to be blocked.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Previews</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Customize Preview: Block the indexing when a content is being displayed in customize mode.</li>
<li>Preview: Block the indexing when a single post is being displayed in draft mode.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Error Page</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Error 404: This will cause an error page to be blocked from being indexed. As it is an error page, it should not be indexed per se, but just in case.</li>
</ul>
<p>Important note: if you have any doubt about any of the following items it is best not to activate the option as you could lose results in the search engines.</p>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress: 5.7 – 7.1</li>
<li>PHP: 7.2 – 8.5</li>
</ul>
<h3>Security</h3>
<p>This plugin adheres to the following security measures and review protocols for each version:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Plugin Handbook</a></li>
<li><a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/plugin-security/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Plugin Security</a></li>
<li><a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/apis/security/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress APIs Security</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Coding Standards</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-check/" rel="ugc">Plugin Check (PCP)</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<ul>
<li>This plugin does not collect any information about your site, your identity, the plugins, themes or content the site has.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Vulnerabilities</h3>
<ul>
<li>No vulnerabilities have been published up to version 2.0.1.</li>
<li>Version 2.0.0 includes proactive security hardening based on comprehensive security audit (see docs/SECURITY-2026-01-20.md).</li>
</ul>
<p>Found a security vulnerability? Please report it to us privately at the <a href="https://github.com/javiercasares/noindex-seo/security/advisories/new" rel="nofollow ugc">noindex SEO GitHub repository</a>.</p>


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