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    In my report of my website it was indicated that I had 19 links/locations blocked by meta-robots. What does this mean and how do I fix it. My website is a Wordpress website.

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    • cyaindc
      cyaindc last edited by

      In my report of my website it was indicated that I had 19 links/locations blocked by meta-robots.  What does this mean and how do I fix it.  My website is a Wordpress website.

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      • MattAaron
        MattAaron last edited by

        Hi Todd,

        You need to visit each of these pages and make sure that they do not include "noindex" or "nofollow"

        They should all be "index, follow"

        In Wordpress there is a great SEO plugin: http://yoast.com/wordpress/seo/

        Hope that helps and let me know if you need anymore clarification.

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        • KeriMorgret
          KeriMorgret last edited by

          That area is a warning area, but not an error area. It's saying "hey, double check to make sure you really do want to exclude these pages." If the pages are things like your admin directory, you certainly do want them excluded from being indexed.

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