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Meta Robots Simulator

Craft the perfect meta robots tag with a few clicks. Instantly see how directives like noindex, nofollow, nosnippet, and max-snippet interact to control how search engines crawl and display your WordPress content.

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Why Meta Robots Tags Matter

Control exactly how search engines crawl, index, and display your content with precision directives.

Precise Control

Override global robots.txt rules on a page-by-page basis for fine-tuned SEO control.

Protect Content

Keep staging pages, private content, and duplicate pages out of search results.

Customize Display

Control snippet length, image previews, and translation options for each page.

Build Your Meta Robots Tag

Select directives to see how they affect search engine behavior

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Generated Meta Tag

<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
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How to Use Meta Robots Tags

Master meta robots directives to control search engine crawling and indexing

Common Directives

index/noindex: Allow or prevent page indexing
follow/nofollow: Control link following
noarchive: Prevent cached copy
nosnippet: Hide description snippet
max-snippet: Limit snippet length

WordPress Implementation

SEO plugins (Yoast, All in One SEO)
Custom fields in page/post editor
Functions.php with wp_head hook
Page-specific templates
Plugin or theme settings

Pro Tip

Use meta robots tags strategically on WordPress archive pages, tag pages, and author archives to prevent duplicate content issues while maintaining a strong site structure.

Meta Robots Best Practices for WordPress SEO

Learn how to use meta robots tags strategically to control search engine crawling and protect sensitive content

WordPress-Specific Considerations

WordPress creates many page types automatically - archives, tags, categories, author pages. Use meta robots tags strategically to prevent duplicate content issues and control which pages appear in search results.

For sites using RepublishAI's WordPress autoblogging plugin, meta robots tags can help manage the indexing of auto-generated content while it's being refined or reviewed.

Common WordPress Uses

Use noindex on tag archives, author pages, and search results to focus crawl budget on your main content.

Content Protection

Protect member-only content, thank you pages, and staging environments from search indexing.

Advanced Control

Use max-snippet for excerpts, max-image-preview for images, and unavailable_after for time-sensitive content.

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