Title: Mirror MultiSite
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Mirror MultiSite

 *  [graffics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graffics/)
 * (@graffics)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mirror-multisite/)
 * I am looking to create a Mirror multisite on my server. I want to make a duplicate
   site that I can test new functions before I transfer over to the live site.
 * What is the best way to block search engines from crawling my mirror site?
 * Is this even a good idea?
 * I was going to use a localserver but due to many different server options I want
   to test all functions on the current server I use.

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 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mirror-multisite/#post-2112954)
 * > What is the best way to block search engines from crawling my mirror site?
 * Put password protection on it. Most hosts provide a GUI for setting this up in
   your hosting control panel.
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mirror-multisite/#post-2113049)
 * Or on your dev site, just change the privacy option in the backend on the main
   blog.
 * It blocks search engines.
 * Actually, I do this all the time on my dev sites that I use to test things & 
   make examples of.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mirror-multisite/#post-2113053)
 * Turn on privacy?
 * Settings -> Privacy: I would like to block search engines, but allow normal visitors
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mirror-multisite/#post-2113109)
 * > Settings -> Privacy: I would like to block search engines, but allow normal
   > visitors
 * I think all that does is add a nofollow, noindex meta tag, right? Just keep in
   mind that this method still wouldn’t prevent someone from linking to and viewing
   your site if they happened to have the URL.
 *  Thread Starter [graffics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graffics/)
 * (@graffics)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mirror-multisite/#post-2113124)
 * Of I used a password protection plugin that should pretty much take care of it.
   I would think.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mirror-multisite/#post-2113128)
 * True, but all the OP said was search engines 😉 this does nofollow and the robots.
   txt so as fast as that goes, it’s built in 🙂

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 6 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mirror-multisite/#post-2113128)
 * Status: not resolved

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