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Hey Billy,

I've filled and published a description, for some reason it's not showing up in Google search...

http://d.pr/i/QLt8

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I don't see at all in the source code. The changes are published on Yoast...

Could really use some help.

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If you guys wouldn't mind doing me this favor...

Go here: http://thetechblock.com/tag/microsoft

and search the source code for "noindex"

I'm not seeing it.... or am I doing this wrong?

ttb

Thanks for your response Nakul. For some reason though when those boxes are checked it still isn't showing "noindex" in the source code. Why could that be?

http://d.pr/i/VdJU

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In doing a search for our website, The Tech Block, I realized that our description is not showing what we have in our Yoast settings, but rather the content from the slider:

http://d.pr/i/kGjB

What can I do to fix this?

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Yesterday a user pointed out to me that Tags were being indexed in Google search results and that was not a good idea. I went into my Yoast settings and checked the "nofollow, index" in my Taxanomies, but when checking the source code for no follow, I found nothing.

So instead, I went into the robot.txt and disallowed /tag/

Is that ok? or is that a bad idea? The site is The Tech Block for anyone interested in looking.

ttb

So a day later and when I go into my source I'm not seeing

Should I go into my robot.txt file and disallow them? What other suggestions would you have?

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So I went go to Google and typed: site:thetechblock.com and a few pages in I started seeing links with /tag/ example: http://thetechblock.com/tag/microsoft

When I click it, it brings me to the main page, and if I check the source, I don't see anything like:

Does that mean nothing has worked and the problem is still there?

ttb

By that do you mean go into Google Webmaster and check off that it's been "fixed"?

How long do you think a re-crawl will take?

ttb

Hey everyone,

So yesterday someone pointed out to me that Google is indexing tags and that will likely hurt search engine results. I just did a "site:thetechblock.com" and I notice that tags are still being pulled.

http://d.pr/i/WmE6

Today, I went into my Yoast settings and checked "noindex,follow" tags in the Taxomomies settings. I just want to make sure what I'm doing is right.

http://d.pr/i/zmbd

Thanks guys

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Should I delete that last one that is pending since all the files inside are duplicates?

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So I submitted the links individually, and they seem to be working, but if you look at the last original.

http://d.pr/i/1hPN

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Hey guys,

I've noticed that my sitemap has been "pending" for quite some time in Google Webmaster tools. This leads me to believe that Google is not indexing my site. Could someone help me and point me to what I'm doing wrong?

My site is The Tech Block

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"If the categories are not important or you have posts that are unimportant or have duplicate content, then check the box noindex/follow."

I'm a little confused by the latter part of your statement. I don't think categories are important, but I'm not sure what the rests means. Care to elaborate?

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Hey Everyone,

A simple question (hopefully). Should I check or uncheck the noindex, follow setting for categories on our site? We've got about 5-6 but they aren't anything that people should know or would help in SEO.

For example, one category is "featured content" and another is "what's happening." Checking them dictate where a post goes on the site.

I'm pretty sure it should be checked, but I wanted to check with the experts first

http://d.pr/i/jtrc

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I could use some real help here in my Yoast settings. I had some great settings before but we switched servers and it looks like we lost all our settings. I've taken some screenshots and I'm hoping someone can help!

The site is run by a couple guys. Please help!