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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

Core Features<\/h4>\n\n

Noindex Toggle \u2014 Meta Box<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

A clean \"SEO Settings\" meta box appears in the post and page editor sidebar. It includes:<\/p>\n\n

    \n
  • A smooth CSS toggle switch<\/li>\n
  • A live status badge (\"Included in index\" \/ \"Excluded from index\") that updates instantly without a page reload<\/li>\n
  • A tag preview showing the exact meta tag that will be output when noindex is active<\/li>\n
  • A built-in Tag Verifier button (on published posts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    Built-in Tag Verifier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    A \"Verify Tag in Source\" button inside the meta box performs a live server-side HTTP request to the post's public URL and checks whether the robots meta tag is actually present in the page source \u2014 using PHP's DOMDocument parser for reliable, regex-free detection. Results display inline with three clear states:<\/p>\n\n

      \n
    • \u2713 Confirmed<\/strong> \u2014 the noindex tag is live in the page source, showing the exact tag as found<\/li>\n
    • \u26a0 Not Found<\/strong> \u2014 the tag is missing from source, likely a caching issue<\/li>\n
    • \u2715 Error<\/strong> \u2014 the page could not be fetched (reason shown)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      Admin Bar Indicator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

      A live SEO status badge appears in the WordPress admin bar showing:<\/p>\n\n

        \n
      • \u25cf Noindex<\/strong> (red) \u2014 this page is excluded from search indexes<\/li>\n
      • \u25cf Indexed<\/strong> (green) \u2014 this page is included in search indexes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        Visible both on the frontend (when browsing any singular post or page) and inside the WordPress admin post editor. Clicking the badge takes you directly to the post edit screen.<\/p>\n\n

        Post List Table Column<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

        A sortable \"SEO\" column on the Posts and Pages list tables. Each row shows a colored status badge \u2014 red \"\u25cf Noindex\" or green \"\u25cf Indexed\" \u2014 giving editors an instant full-site noindex audit at a glance without opening individual posts.<\/p>\n\n

        The column is sortable: click the column header to sort all noindexed content to the top.<\/p>\n\n

        Bulk Actions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

        Two new bulk actions in the Posts and Pages list tables:<\/p>\n\n

          \n
        • SEO: Add Noindex<\/strong> \u2014 enables noindex on all selected posts in one action<\/li>\n
        • SEO: Remove Noindex<\/strong> \u2014 clears noindex from all selected posts in one action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          A dismissible admin notice confirms how many posts were updated after each bulk action.<\/p>\n\n

          Quick Edit Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

          A \"Noindex this post\" checkbox appears inside the Quick Edit row \u2014 toggle noindex without opening the full post editor. The checkbox is automatically pre-populated with the current post's noindex status when Quick Edit opens.<\/p>\n\n

          Settings Page<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

          Found under Settings \u2192 Simple SEO Noindex<\/strong>. Provides:<\/p>\n\n

            \n
          • Enable Plugin Globally \u2014 master on\/off switch<\/li>\n
          • Enable for Posts \u2014 show meta box on posts<\/li>\n
          • Enable for Pages \u2014 show meta box on pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            What Gets Output<\/h4>\n\n

            When noindex is enabled for a post or page, the following tag is added to <head><\/code> with priority 1 (near the very top, before any third-party tags):<\/p>\n\n

            <meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n
            Technical Highlights<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • OOP architecture<\/strong> \u2014 clean singleton classes with SSN_<\/code> prefix throughout<\/li>\n
            • No jQuery<\/strong> \u2014 100% vanilla JavaScript with the Fetch API<\/li>\n
            • DOMDocument parsing<\/strong> \u2014 Tag Verifier uses proper HTML parsing, not fragile regex<\/li>\n
            • Secure<\/strong> \u2014 nonce verification, sanitize_text_field()<\/code>, esc_attr()<\/code>, esc_html()<\/code>, current_user_can()<\/code> on every save operation<\/li>\n
            • Clean uninstall<\/strong> \u2014 all options and post meta removed on plugin deletion<\/li>\n
            • Multisite compatible<\/strong> \u2014 uninstall routine handles all subsites<\/li>\n
            • Zero frontend footprint<\/strong> \u2014 no scripts or stylesheets loaded on the public-facing site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
              Who Is This For?<\/h4>\n\n
              SEO-focused site owners, developers, and marketing teams who need a precise, lightweight tool to manage content indexing without installing a full SEO plugin. Works standalone or alongside any existing SEO stack.<\/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
                            1.0.0<\/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 clean toggle, admin bar indicator, list column, bulk acti …","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/301894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301894"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/sibokul"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=301894"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=301894"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=301894"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=301894"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=301894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}