How to block search results from Google…

  • Resolved Jack Sarlo

    (@redhalls)


    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hi,

    I have a search box and need the search results page to be excluded from Google.
    How do I do this please?

    I also have Yoast seo plugin.

    Thanks

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Hi Karl,

    You can do that by going to the Sitemap page and in the Yoast SEO tools below the page (so not clicking on “Edit with Elementor”) go to the “advanced tab” and check “no” on the “does Google need to follow this page”.

    And below the Meta robots “none”

    Hope this helps,
    Annie

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by LogoLogics.
    • This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by LogoLogics.
    Thread Starter Jack Sarlo

    (@redhalls)

    I don’t understand, the sitemap page is this:
    https://www.informationmarketingexpert.com/sitemap_index.xml

    There’s not way to edit that page.

    If you mean the search results page, I don’t see yoast settings on that page.

    Thanks

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by Jack Sarlo.

    You can add the following in robots.txt

    User-agent: Googlebot
    Disallow: /yourslug/

    Thread Starter Jack Sarlo

    (@redhalls)

    The search results page is something like this:

    https://www.informationmarketingexpert.com/?s=test

    so what slug do I use for the ‘disallow’?

    Thanks

    @redhalls try using /?s=test

    Thread Starter Jack Sarlo

    (@redhalls)

    ok this worked according to google’s robots tool:
    /?s=
    blocks whatever I put after = i.e. whatever user searches.

    Google can still index those pages if I link to them…

    Thanks

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