Noindex Parameters
Prevent search engines from indexing URLs with specific parameters. Compatible with Rank Math, Yoast SEO, and WordPress core.
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Maintained • Last updated 123 days ago • 1 reviews
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Description
🚫 Noindex Parameters is a powerful WordPress plugin that helps you control which URL parameters should be excluded from search engine indexing. This prevents duplicate content issues and improves your site’s SEO performance.
✨ Key Features
- Smart Parameter Detection: Automatically detects and applies noindex rules to URLs with specified parameters
- Multi-SEO Plugin Support: Fully compatible with Rank Math, Yoast SEO, and WordPress core robots API
- Easy-to-Use Interface: Intuitive admin panel with parameter suggestions
- Predefined Categories: Ready-made parameter groups for quick setup
- Real-time Statistics: Monitor active rules and last updates
- Security Focused: Built with WordPress security best practices
🎯 Perfect For
- E-commerce sites with tracking parameters (UTM, GCLID, FBCLID)
- Sites with sorting/filtering parameters that create duplicate content
- Preventing indexation of internal search results
- Controlling pagination and sorting parameter indexing
🔧 Supported SEO Plugins
- ✅ Rank Math
- ✅ Yoast SEO
- ✅ WordPress Core (5.7+)
- ✅ Classic WordPress robots meta
Method 1: WordPress Admin Panel
- Go to Plugins Add New
- Search for “Noindex Parameters”
- Click “Install Now”
- Activate the plugin
Method 2: Manual Upload
- Download the plugin ZIP file
- Go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin
- Upload the ZIP file
- Activate the plugin
Method 3: FTP Upload
- Extract the ZIP file to your computer
- Upload the
noindex-parametersfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Go to Plugins Installed Plugins
- Activate “Noindex Parameters”
Installation
Frequently Asked Questions
Common parameters to consider:
* Tracking parameters: utm_source, utm_medium, gclid, fbclid
* Sorting parameters: sort, order, orderby
* Filtering parameters: filter, category, price-range
* Pagination parameters: page, paged, offset
Yes! The plugin supports:
* Rank Math (all versions)
* Yoast SEO (all versions)
* WordPress Core robots API (5.7+)
* Classic WordPress robots meta tag
No, the plugin works alongside your existing SEO settings and only adds noindex rules when specific parameters are detected.
Yes, you can add any parameter name to the list. The plugin will check for exact matches in the URL query string.
There’s no technical limit, but we recommend only adding parameters that actually create duplicate content issues.
Yes, the plugin is fully translation ready and includes .pot file for translators.
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2.0
- Added WordPress Core robots API support (5.7+)
- Enhanced security with improved sanitization
- Added parameter suggestion categories
- Improved admin interface with better UX
- Added real-time statistics display
- Fixed compatibility issues with latest WordPress versions
1.0
- Initial release
- Basic parameter detection
- Rank Math and Yoast SEO support
- Simple admin interface