Steve North

<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>Features:</strong><br />
– Automatically turns off search engine indexing for non-live sites.<br />
– Provides an admin settings page to specify the live site URL.<br />
– Displays an admin notice if indexing has been turned off due to URL mismatch.<br />
– Encodes the live site URL to prevent inadvertent changes when using migration tools.<br />
– Admin notice prompts for setting the live site URL if it hasn’t been configured yet.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>After activating the plugin, go to the admin dashboard.</li>
<li>Navigate to <code>Settings</code> -> <code>Prevent Indexing</code>.</li>
<li>Enter your live site URL in the provided input field and save.</li>
<li>If the current site’s URL doesn’t match the provided live site URL, search engine indexing will be turned off, and an admin notice will inform you of the same.</li>
</ol>
<h3>License</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GPLv2 or later</a></p>


Prevent Indexing on Non-Live Sites

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

Rankology

<h4>Post/Page Meta Title</h4>
<p>Craft optimized titles for each post or page. Ensure keywords are present, titles are within character limits, and follow best SEO practices for higher CTR.</p>
<h4>Post/Page Meta Description</h4>
<p>Write compelling meta descriptions to summarize content. Use Rankology to monitor length, keyword presence, and click-worthiness for better search snippet visibility.</p>
<h4>Advanced Content Analysis & Overall SEO Score</h4>
<p>Content analysis against each part of content to find the overall score rating.</p>
<h4>Rankology Google Suggestions</h4>
<p>Leverage Google’s real-time autocomplete suggestions directly within WordPress. Find relevant, high-volume keyword variations to improve targeting and traffic.</p>
<h4>Rankology SEO Focus Keywords</h4>
<p>Assign and manage focus keywords for each post/page. Analyze keyword usage in content, headings, URLs, and meta fields to ensure strong optimization signals.</p>
<h4>Canonical URL</h4>
<p>Ensures proper canonical tags are set to avoid duplicate content issues.</p>
<h4>Keyword Density</h4>
<p>Analyzes how well your focus keyword is distributed throughout the content.</p>
<h4>Alt Text in Feature Image</h4>
<p>Checks if the featured image includes descriptive alt text for image SEO.</p>
<h4>Internal Linkings</h4>
<p>Detects internal links that improve navigation and crawlability.</p>
<h4>No Follow Link</h4>
<p>Identifies use of nofollow links to control the flow of link equity.</p>
<h4>Last Modified</h4>
<p>Verifies if a last modified date is present to signal freshness to search engines.</p>
<h4>Social Media Integration</h4>
<p>Optimize content for social media platforms with custom sharing configurations.</p>
<h4>Advanced Configurations</h4>
<p>noindex, nofollow, noimageindex, noarchive, nosnippet settings</p>
<h4>Redirections Settings</h4>
<p>Posts, Pages, and Taxonomies redirections (301, 302, 307)</p>
<h4>Schema Structure</h4>
<p>Manual or Automatic Article Schema Structure Settings in Post & Taxonomy</p>
<h4>.htaccess File</h4>
<p>Add custom rules to the <code>.htaccess</code> file (for Apache servers only, not Nginx) via a manual input field.</p>
<h4>Robots.txt File</h4>
<p>Allow admins to manually add custom entries.<br />
Automatically append or remove entries from the robots options table with add/remove actions.</p>
<h4>Sitemap</h4>
<p>Auto-generate XML sitemap<br />
Exclude specific pages & posts from sitemap<br />
Automatic sitemap updates on new content</p>
<h4>Image SEO</h4>
<p>Automatically use the image filename as alt text on upload.<br />
Use the uploaded file’s name as the default image title.<br />
Option to set the post title using the uploaded file’s alt text and title.<br />
Automatically clean uploaded media filenames for SEO and compatibility.</p>
<h4>Rankology LinkFlow</h4>
<p>Get smart internal linking insights directly inside post, page, and product edit screens.<br />
Automatically receive link suggestions from Title, Content, Meta Title, Meta Description, and Focus Keywords with easy copy-and-paste options.<br />
Generate additional link suggestions from content only, and quickly add recommended anchor links into your post or page.<br />
Monitor your internal link growth with the LinkFlow Velocity Table.<br />
Review existing internal links with the LinkFlow Improvement Table to identify opportunities for optimization.</p>
<h4>Google Analytics & Search Console Insights</h4>
<p>Display real-time performance metrics directly in your post, page, product, and taxonomy edit screens.<br />
Gain deep insights from Google Analytics (GA4) and Google Search Console for every individual URL.<br />
Access detailed insights for each taxonomy term, helping refine your SEO strategy.<br />
Easily submit or request indexing of any post, page, product, or taxonomy URL to Google Search Console with a single button click.<br />
Make data-driven decisions without leaving your WordPress dashboard.</p>
<h4>Rankology Settings</h4>
<p>General Meta Settings:<br />
 • Configure global meta title & description with separate fields for posts, pages, products, categories, and terms.<br />
 • Each content type (post, page, product, category, term) can have its own default meta title & description.<br />
 • If a specific post, page, product, category, or term has an empty title/description, Rankology will automatically use the corresponding global settings for that content type.<br />
 • If no specific field is set for that type, the general global options will be used as a fallback.</p>
<p>Improved Settings UI:<br />
 • All plugin options are displayed in modern, responsive cards.<br />
 • Redesigned layout for better usability, readability, and quick access to settings.<br />
 • Consistent design across tabs for a seamless experience.</p>
<p>Social Sharing Settings:<br />
 • Enable or disable social sharing site-wide.<br />
 • Upload default sharing images for Facebook and Twitter (used when no featured image is available).<br />
 • Enable one-click sharing buttons for Facebook, Twitter (X), LinkedIn, Reddit, and Pinterest on posts and pages.</p>
<p>Analytics & Tracking:<br />
 • Add Google Analytics tracking code/script easily.</p>
<p>Redirection Settings:<br />
 • Enable redirection for posts, pages, and categories.</p>
<p>Schema Settings:<br />
 • Enable FAQ Schema for FAQ-style content pages.<br />
 • Enable Review Schema for review pages with ratings and feedback.<br />
 • Enable Organization Schema with dynamic fields (name, logo, contact, social links, etc.).<br />
 • Enable Local Business Schema with dynamic fields (business name, address, opening hours, phone, etc.).<br />
 • Manually add Organization & Local Business schema for better SEO.</p>
<p>Google Analytics & Search Console Insights:<br />
 • After adding your Rankology API Key in settings, view all performance data directly in your dashboard.<br />
 • Display Sessions, Engagement Rate, Clicks, and Impressions for posts, pages, products, and taxonomies.<br />
 • Access detailed Google Analytics (GA4) and Search Console metrics inside the WordPress editor.</p>
<p>Rankology API Key:<br />
 • Add your Rankology API Key in settings to connect Google Analytics (GA4) and Google Search Console.<br />
 • View real-time Sessions, Engagement Rate, Clicks, and Impressions directly in your dashboard.</p>
<p>Rankology LinkFlow Settings:<br />
 • Rankology LinkFlow Analytics Stats (Cards) – Displays total Links, Broken Links, Orphan Pages, Top Performers, and Total Clicks in a card view.<br />
 • Rankology LinkFlow Analytics Chart Representation – Visual chart representation of LinkFlow Analytics metrics for performance tracking.<br />
 • Rankology SEO Issue Suggestions – Displays SEO issue suggestions with errors and warnings for each post or page (e.g., short titles, missing meta description, missing focus keyword) linked directly to the edit page.<br />
 • Rankology LinkFlow Engagement Tracking (with Filters) – Tracks and filters page/post engagement metrics like clicks.<br />
 • Rankology LinkFlow Content Keyword Search – Allows searching within Title, Content, Meta Title, Meta Description, and Focus Keywords, with the ability to add links directly into content.<br />
 • Rankology LinkFlow Recommendations Table – Displays Content-based internal linking recommendations for relevant pages.<br />
 • Rankology LinkFlow – Broken Links Table – Identifies and lists invalid or unreachable internal links.<br />
 • Rankology LinkFlow – Orphan Links Table – Highlights posts or pages without any internal links.<br />
 • Rankology LinkFlow Multi-Page Recommendations – Enables adding and managing multiple page recommendations with single-click copy functionality.<br />
 • Rankology LinkFlow Interlinking Graph – Visual graph showing interconnections between posts and pages.<br />
 • Rankology LinkFlow Pages Sitemap Graph – Visual sitemap showing the overall site structure and link hierarchy.<br />
 • Improved Designs – Enhanced visual layouts, modernized UI elements, and refined table and graph styling for a more intuitive and seamless user experience.</p>
<p>Rankology Header & Footer Code:<br />
 • Easily insert custom HTML, CSS, or JavaScript code into the , right after the  start, or just before the  end.<br />
 • Enable or Disable the feature anytime with a dropdown selection.<br />
 • Add code globally or restrict it to specific areas of your site.<br />
 • Choose where to display the code: Whole Website, Homepage Only, Specific Pages, Specific Posts, Post Types, Taxonomies, Search Results, Archive Pages, or 404 Page.<br />
 • Select device targeting to control visibility: Both Devices, Desktop Only, or Mobile Only.</p>
<p>Breadcrumb Settings:<br />
 • Enable or disable breadcrumbs separately for posts, pages, and taxonomies.<br />
 • Display breadcrumbs anywhere using the shortcode: <code>[rankology_breadcrumb]</code>.</p>
<p>Import/Export Settings:<br />
 • Export or import Rankology data for Posts and Pages.<br />
 • Export or import Rankology data for Taxonomies.<br />
 • Export Rankology global settings as a JSON file.<br />
 • Import Rankology settings from a JSON file.</p>
<p>Server Settings:<br />
 • Add custom rules to the <code>.htaccess</code> file (for Apache servers only, not Nginx) via a manual input field.</p>
<p>Robots.txt Settings:<br />
 • Admins can manually add custom entries.<br />
 • Automatically append entries from the robots options table.</p>
<p>Sitemap Settings:<br />
 • Auto-generate XML sitemap.<br />
 • Exclude specific pages & posts from sitemap.<br />
 • Automatic sitemap updates on new content.<br />
 • Direct submission to Google & Bing.</p>
<p>Image SEO Settings:<br />
 • Automatically use the image filename as alt text on upload.<br />
 • Use the uploaded file’s name as the image title by default.<br />
 • Option to set the post title using the uploaded file’s alt text and title.<br />
 • Automatically clean uploaded media filenames for SEO and compatibility.</p>
<p>Crawling Options:<br />
 • Control site visibility in search results.<br />
 • Disable link crawling site-wide.<br />
 • Disable image indexing for the site.<br />
 • Disable descriptions for all pages in Google.<br />
 • Exclude paginated archive pages from indexing.<br />
 • Exclude attachment pages from indexing.</p>
<p>Enable/Disable Alert & Warnings:<br />
 • Enable Notice on Discourage search engines from indexing this site.<br />
 • Enable Robots Notice.<br />
 • Enable Robots Sitemap.</p>
<h3>Help & Support</h3>
<p>For help, documentation, and support, please visit: <a href="https://rankology.io" rel="nofollow ugc">https://rankology.io</a></p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the following external services:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Google Autocomplete API</strong>
<ul>
<li>Used to fetch real-time keyword suggestions for SEO fields within posts, pages, and taxonomies.</li>
<li>When the user clicks the “Get Suggestions” button, their input keyword is sent to Google’s servers along with locale and country data (if available).</li>
<li>External URL used: https://www.google.com/complete/search</li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>


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