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Simple SEO Noindex Toggle<\/strong> gives you precise, per-content control over which posts and pages are indexed by search engines \u2014 without the overhead of a full SEO plugin suite.<\/p>\n\n

In one click, you can exclude any post or page from search engine indexes using the standard <meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\"><\/code> tag. Every feature is built around a clean admin UI, WordPress coding standards, and zero unnecessary dependencies.<\/p>\n\n

How to Verify the Plugin Is Working<\/h3>\n\n

There are three ways to confirm the noindex tag is active on the frontend:<\/p>\n\n

Method 1 \u2014 Built-in Tag Verifier (recommended)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    \n
  1. Enable the Noindex toggle on a published post and save.<\/li>\n
  2. In the editor, click Verify Tag in Source<\/strong> in the SEO Settings meta box.<\/li>\n
  3. A green \u2713 Confirmed result appears, showing the exact tag found in the live page source.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    Method 2 \u2014 View Page Source<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

      \n
    1. Visit the published post on the frontend.<\/li>\n
    2. Right-click \u2192 View Page Source<\/strong> (or press Ctrl+U<\/code> \/ Cmd+U<\/code>).<\/li>\n
    3. Press Ctrl+F<\/code> and search for noindex<\/code>.<\/li>\n
    4. The tag <meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/><\/code> appears near the top of <head><\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

      Method 3 \u2014 Google Search Console<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

        \n
      1. Open URL Inspection<\/strong> in Google Search Console.<\/li>\n
      2. Paste the post URL and click Test Live URL<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      3. Under Page Indexing<\/strong>, Google reports: \"Page is not indexed \u2014 noindex tag detected\"<\/em>.<\/li>\n
      4. Under HTTP response \u2192 Detected meta tags<\/strong>, the robots tag is listed explicitly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

        Method 4 \u2014 site: Search Operator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

        After Google recrawls the page (typically 24\u201372 hours), searching site:yourdomain.com\/post-slug<\/code> on Google returns no results, confirming the page has been de-indexed.<\/p>\n\n\n

        From the WordPress Admin (recommended):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

          \n
        1. Go to Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        2. Search for Simple SEO Noindex Toggle<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        3. Click Install Now<\/strong>, then Activate Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

          Manual Upload:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

            \n
          1. Download the simple-seo-noindex.zip<\/code> file.<\/li>\n
          2. Go to Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
          3. Select the ZIP file and click Install Now<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
          4. Click Activate Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

            Manual FTP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

              \n
            1. Extract simple-seo-noindex.zip<\/code>.<\/li>\n
            2. Upload the simple-seo-noindex\/<\/code> folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>.<\/li>\n
            3. Go to Plugins \u2192 Installed Plugins<\/strong> and activate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

              First-Time Setup:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

                \n
              1. Go to Settings \u2192 Simple SEO Noindex<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
              2. Confirm Enable Plugin<\/strong>, Enable for Posts<\/strong>, and Enable for Pages<\/strong> are all checked.<\/li>\n
              3. Click Save Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
              4. Open any Post or Page in the editor \u2014 the SEO Settings<\/strong> meta box appears in the right sidebar.<\/li>\n
              5. Toggle Noindex this page<\/strong> and save\/publish the post.<\/li>\n
              6. Click Verify Tag in Source<\/strong> to confirm the tag is live in the page source.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
                \n

                The Tag Verifier shows \"Not Found\" even though the toggle is enabled.<\/h3><\/dt>\n

                This is almost always a caching issue. The verifier sends a fresh request with a cache-busting query string and no-cache<\/code> headers, but some caching plugins or CDNs may still serve a stale response. Purge your cache and click Verify again. You can also use Method 2 (View Page Source) to double-check directly.<\/p><\/dd>\n

                The Tag Verifier says \"Could not fetch page source\".<\/h3><\/dt>\n

                WordPress uses wp_remote_get()<\/code> which makes an outbound HTTP request from the server back to the post URL. On some localhost or restricted hosting environments, the server cannot reach itself. Use Method 2 (View Page Source) in these cases. The verifier works correctly on standard live and staging servers.<\/p><\/dd>\n

                Does this conflict with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, or AIOSEO?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

                It outputs a robots meta tag directly into wp_head<\/code> at priority 1. If another SEO plugin also outputs its own robots tag on the same post, both tags will appear in <head><\/code>. Search engines honour the most restrictive instruction, so having both is functionally harmless. To avoid duplication, use only one tool's noindex feature per post.<\/p><\/dd>\n

                Does it support custom post types?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

                Version 1.0.0 supports Posts and Pages. Custom post type support is planned for a future release.<\/p><\/dd>\n

                Does the plugin add any custom database tables?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

                No. It uses WordPress core's wp_options<\/code> table for plugin settings and wp_postmeta<\/code> for per-post noindex flags. No custom tables are created.<\/p><\/dd>\n

                What happens to my data if I delete the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

                The uninstall.php<\/code> routine removes all plugin settings (ssn_settings<\/code> from wp_options<\/code>) and all per-post noindex flags (_ssn_noindex<\/code> from wp_postmeta<\/code>). No orphaned data remains. The routine is multisite-aware and cleans up all subsites.<\/p><\/dd>\n

                Does this work with the Gutenberg block editor?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

                Yes. The meta box renders correctly in the block editor sidebar panel. All features \u2014 toggle, status badge, tag preview \u2014 function identically in both the block editor and Classic Editor.<\/p><\/dd>\n

                Does the Quick Edit update noindex without a full page reload?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

                Yes. WordPress Quick Edit submits via its own AJAX handler. The Noindex checkbox is included in that submission and processed via the standard save_post<\/code> hook \u2014 no additional AJAX or custom endpoint required.<\/p><\/dd>\n

                Can I use this on a WordPress Multisite installation?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

                Yes. Each subsite stores its own independent settings. The uninstall routine loops all subsites and removes all data cleanly.<\/p><\/dd>\n

                Does this plugin add any load to the frontend?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

                No. The plugin loads no scripts or stylesheets on the frontend. The only frontend action is a single get_post_meta()<\/code> call inside wp_head<\/code> on singular pages \u2014 negligible performance impact.<\/p><\/dd>\n

                Will the plugin work if I have another SEO plugin installed?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

                Yes. Simple SEO Noindex Toggle operates independently and does not interfere with other SEO plugins.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

                1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n
                  \n
                • WordPress 7.0 compatibility check-up.<\/li>\n
                • Screenshots added.<\/li>\n
                • Fixed some minor issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                  1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
                    \n
                  • Initial release.<\/li>\n
                  • Noindex toggle meta box on Posts and Pages with live status badge, tag preview, and smooth CSS toggle switch.<\/li>\n
                  • Built-in Tag Verifier \u2014 server-side fetch using PHP DOMDocument HTML parsing for reliable robots meta tag detection; displays the exact tag found in the live page source.<\/li>\n
                  • Admin Bar Indicator \u2014 live red\/green SEO status badge on the frontend and inside the post editor admin bar.<\/li>\n
                  • Post List Table Column \u2014 sortable \"SEO\" column with green\/red colored status badges on Posts and Pages list tables.<\/li>\n
                  • Bulk Actions \u2014 \"SEO: Add Noindex\" and \"SEO: Remove Noindex\" for Posts and Pages list tables with dismissible result notice.<\/li>\n
                  • Quick Edit Support \u2014 Noindex checkbox inside Quick Edit row, auto-populated from current post state via vanilla JavaScript.<\/li>\n
                  • Settings page under Settings \u2192 Simple SEO Noindex with global enable and per-post-type controls.<\/li>\n
                  • 100% vanilla JavaScript \u2014 zero jQuery dependency, uses Fetch API.<\/li>\n
                  • Full uninstall cleanup \u2014 removes all options and post meta on plugin deletion.<\/li>\n
                  • WordPress Coding Standards compliant OOP singleton architecture with SSN_ prefix throughout.<\/li>\n
                  • Multisite compatible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"A lightweight, professional SEO plugin \u2014 add a noindex robots tag to any post or page with a quick-edit support.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/301894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301894"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/sibokul"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=301894"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=301894"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=301894"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=301894"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=301894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}