Exclude from Search

Resolved chilesandsmoke
(@chilesandsmoke)

2 years, 7 months ago

I couldn’t find a clear, updated resolution yet. Please school me if there is one.

Have we figured out how to prevent Web Stories from showing up in Searches internally? I tried a mini-plugin someone created last year, but it didn’t solve the issue.

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Plugin Author Pascal Birchler
(@swissspidy)

2 years, 7 months ago

Hi there,

We’ve actually changed the plugin a while back so that stories are no longer showing in your site search by default. I recommend updating the Web Stories plugin to the latest version to ensure you have this change.

Thread Starter chilesandsmoke
(@chilesandsmoke)

2 years, 7 months ago

Thanks for the quick response. I just installed it, at version 1.8.0.

It’s still showing my Web Stories in search results. It shows both the Thumbnail with Title, and the Story itself.
Thread Starter chilesandsmoke
(@chilesandsmoke)

2 years, 7 months ago
I updated WordPress, and I have the latest version of the plugin as well. It’s still showing in my searches.

Search: Hatch

Let me know if this is showing up for you?
- This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by chilesandsmoke. Reason: Updated Plugin
Bethany Chobanian Lang
(@mxbclang)

2 years, 7 months ago

@chilesandsmoke Thanks for the update. You may need to re-index your site’s search results in order for the Stories to be removed. The way to do this will depend on how your site’s search is set up. Let me know if you have any other questions!

Thread Starter chilesandsmoke
(@chilesandsmoke)

2 years, 7 months ago

Not sure how to achieve that, but it sounds like it could solve the issue. Appreciate the follow up.

Bethany Chobanian Lang
(@mxbclang)

2 years, 7 months ago

@chilesandsmoke Of course. I’ll mark this topic as resolved, but do let us know if you need anything else.