Creating a Noindex Page in Webflow
In Webflow, you have the ability to control how search engines index your website pages. By default, all pages are set to be indexed, meaning they will appear in search engine results.
However, there may be instances where you want to create a page that is not indexed by search engines. This can be useful for temporary or private content that you don’t want to show up in search results.
To create a noindex page in Webflow, follow these steps:
1. Open your project in the Webflow Designer. 2. Navigate to the page you want to set as noindex. 3. Click on the Settings tab in the right-hand sidebar. 4. Scroll down until you find the SEO settings section. 5. In the SEO title field, enter a descriptive title for your page.
This title will not be visible on your actual webpage but is important for search engine optimization. 6. Next, locate the Meta description field and enter a concise description of your page’s content. Again, this description won’t be displayed on your webpage but will help with SEO. 7. Now comes the crucial step: adding the noindex tag to your page’s header code. To do this, click on the Custom Code tab in the right-hand sidebar. 8. In the Head section code input field, paste the following line of HTML code:
This meta tag informs search engine crawlers not to include this specific page in their index.
That’s it! You have successfully created a noindex page in Webflow.
Important Note: Keep in mind that while using noindex prevents search engines from indexing your page and displaying it in search results, it does not guarantee complete privacy or confidentiality of the content on that page.
Additional Considerations:
- Robots Meta Tag: The meta tag used to instruct search engines not to index a page is called the “robots” meta tag. In addition to the “noindex” value, there are other values you can use with this tag, such as “nofollow” (to prevent search engines from following links on the page) and “noarchive” (to prevent search engines from storing cached versions of the page).
- Noindexing Specific Sections: In some cases, you may want to noindex only specific sections of a page while keeping the rest of the content visible in search results.
To achieve this, you can use HTML comments to wrap the content you wish to exclude from indexing and add the “noindex” meta tag within those comments. For example:
This content will not be indexed by Google.
Conclusion
Creating a noindex page in Webflow is a straightforward process that involves adjusting your page’s SEO settings and adding a simple line of code. By utilizing this feature, you have greater control over which pages are visible in search engine results, ensuring that certain content remains private or doesn’t clutter up your website’s SEO performance.
Remember to exercise caution when using noindex tags, as they only affect search engine crawlers and not human visitors. Additionally, regularly review your website’s indexed pages to ensure that your intended pages are properly set as noindex.