SEO Issue (Duplicate Content) when migrating between Staging and Production Site

  • Resolved geraldeder1

    (@geraldeder1)


    6 years, 10 months ago

    Hi, if you use updraft plus migration function you duplicate your site beween your staging and production envirobment. Since the whole content, files and databases are copied i presume that Google will index both sites and notice duplicate content. What if you change robot.txt to not-index the staging environment. will that setting be overwritten on the next migration from the production to staging?

    Thanks for any input in advance

    Gerald

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  • Plugin Contributor bcrodua

    (@bcrodua)

    Hi Gerald,

    I believe it is not ideal to have your staging sites indexed by Google. You can turn off Search Engine Visibility on staging sites in WordPress Settings > Reading > ‘Search Engine Visibility’.

    Regards,
    Bryle

    Plugin Author David Anderson / Team Updraft

    (@davidanderson)

    You may also want to put your staging site behind password protection.

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