There are two ways to implement Robots Meta Tags in WordPress
1. Using a plugin
There are a number of plugins that can help you add Robots Meta Tags to your WordPress site. Some popular plugins include:
- Yoast SEO
- All in One SEO Pack
- Rank Math
These plugins will allow you to add Robots Meta Tags to individual pages and posts, as well as to your site as a whole.
2. Adding the tags manually
If you don't want to use a plugin, you can also add Robots Meta Tags manually to your WordPress site. To do this, you'll need to edit the head
section of your site's HTML code.
The following code will add a Robots Meta Tag that instructs search engines not to index your site's homepage:
<meta name="robots" content="noindex">
You can also add other Robots Meta Tag directives, such as nofollow
and noarchive
. For more information on the different Robots Meta Tag directives, see the Google Search Central documentation: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/robots-meta-tag.
Once you've added the Robots Meta Tags to your site, you'll need to save your changes and then wait for search engines to re-crawl your site. Once they've done so, the Robots Meta Tags will take effect.
Here are some additional tips for implementing Robots Meta Tags in WordPress:
- Use a consistent Robots Meta Tag strategy for your entire site.
- Test your Robots Meta Tags to make sure they're working as expected.
- Keep your Robots Meta Tags up-to-date as your site changes.