How to remove 'noindex,nofollow' ?

Jay Rhome · 10-14-2009, 06:12 PM

When I put my in Google Webmaster tools, it said 36 pages - all of them - showed the "restricted by robots" error.

Indeed when I look at page source, I see this:
<meta name='robots' content='noindex,nofollow' />

That can't be good for SEO right

Well, I searched file after file for the script that caused this but didn't find it.

It's a Word Press theme I ordered...

Any help would be appreciated...

Thanks

Jay Rhome · 10-14-2009, 06:39 PM

My privacy settings (in the wp-admin area) were set to disallow SE to index my site...

I then found out another one of my WP sites had this setting also...

If you have WP sites, you 'd better double check!

Damn it! What's the next thing I have to verify?

iBBnet · 10-15-2009, 09:35 PM

You can verify by double-checking the source code again. This time, the "noindex, no follow" should be gone

rezemuhan2 · 08-23-2010, 02:43 PM

thank you dude

KirkMcD · 08-23-2010, 02:48 PM

From inside WP Admin:
Click on Settings,
then Privacy.
Make sure that "I would like my blog to be visible to everyone..." is selected.
If not, select it, then click Save Changes.

hockeyroom28 · 08-23-2010, 02:56 PM

In some cases this could be handcoded into the theme file header.php so check there as well.

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Jay Rhome Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 627 Thanks: 153 Thanked 119 Times in 84 Posts	How to remove 'noindex,nofollow' ? When I put my in Google Webmaster tools, it said 36 pages - all of them - showed the "restricted by robots" error. Indeed when I look at page source, I see this: <meta name='robots' content='noindex,nofollow' /> That can't be good for SEO right Well, I searched file after file for the script that caused this but didn't find it. It's a Word Press theme I ordered... Any help would be appreciated... Thanks

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Jay Rhome Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 627 Thanks: 153 Thanked 119 Times in 84 Posts	Re: How to remove 'noindex,nofollow' ? My privacy settings (in the wp-admin area) were set to disallow SE to index my site... I then found out another one of my WP sites had this setting also... If you have WP sites, you 'd better double check! Damn it! What's the next thing I have to verify?

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