unforgivenhobbies

<p><strong>Multisite search visibility indicator</strong> is a lightweight plugin that keeps you informed at a glance whether your site — or any site in your network — is accidentally blocking search engines.</p>
<p>WordPress has a built-in setting under <em>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Reading</em> called “Search Engine Visibility”. When enabled, it adds a <code>noindex</code> directive that tells search engines not to index your site. This is easy to accidentally leave on after development, and notoriously hard to notice.</p>
<p>This plugin adds a persistent indicator to the WordPress toolbar so you never miss it again.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Toolbar indicator visible to administrators at all times (front-end and back-end)</li>
<li>Color-coded status: green when search engines are allowed, yellow/red when blocked</li>
<li><strong>Multisite ready</strong>: shows a per-site breakdown across your entire network</li>
<li>Each site in the dropdown links directly to its Reading Settings for a one-click fix</li>
<li><strong>Bulk management page</strong> (Multisite only): allow or discourage search engines across all — or selected — sites in a single action</li>
<li>Zero configuration required — install and it just works</li>
<li>No external dependencies, no tracking, no bloat</li>
</ul>
<h4>Multisite Bulk Management</h4>
<p>On a Multisite installation the plugin adds a <strong>Search Engine Visibility</strong> page under <em>Network Admin <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Settings</em>. From there you can:</p>
<ol>
<li>See every site in the network and its current visibility status</li>
<li>Select individual sites or all sites at once</li>
<li>Apply “Allow search engines” or “Discourage search engines” in one click</li>
</ol>
<h4>Who is this for?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Agencies managing WordPress Multisite networks</li>
<li>Developers who frequently spin up and hand off sites</li>
<li>Site owners who want a quick sanity check without digging through settings</li>
</ul>


Multisite search visibility indicator

Adds a toolbar indicator showing which sites discourage search engines. Supports WordPress Multisite with bulk management.

Micah Wood

<p>The <strong>Hide from Search</strong> plugin allows you to hide individual WordPress pages from search engines and/or WordPress search results.</p>
<h4>Why?</h4>
<p>It isn’t uncommon to have pages on your site that are public, but not intended to be found. Take, for example, a download page where people who have signed up for your email newsletter can download your amazing white paper.  You don’t want just anyone to be able to download your white paper, but the page has to be public because people who sign up for your newsletter aren’t going to be logged into your site.  You can’t have people who perform a search for the title of your whitepaper finding it in search.  The solution?  Download this plugin and hide your download page from WordPress search as well as search engines!</p>
<h4>How?</h4>
<p>Using this plugin is simple:</p>
<ol>
<li>Install the plugin</li>
<li>Activate the plugin</li>
<li>Go to a post you want to hide and check the ‘Hide from search’ checkbox on the bottom right of the screen.</li>
<li>Save your changes</li>
</ol>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Works with custom post types</li>
<li>No settings page, just a simple, easy-to-use checkbox</li>
<li>Clean, well written code that won’t bog down your site</li>
</ul>


Hide from Search

Works well!

Hide individual WordPress pages from search engines and/or WordPress searches, such as confirmation and download pages.

Multisite search visibility indicator vs Hide from Search