The plugin shows a warning in the WordPress administration header when the option “Search Engine Visibility: Discourage search engines from indexing this site” is enabled.
It’s very important when moving a website from staging or development to production to remember to switch this option off. Or even better never switch it on.
SETTINGS / READING “Search Engine Visibility: Discourage search engines from indexing this site”: Checking this box tells search engines to completely avoid inspecting / indexing the site’s contents, meaning that the site will not show up in search results.
What can I do with this plugin?
This plugin shows a WARNING in the administration header of the website when “Search Engine Visibility: Discourage search engines from indexing this site” is enabled.
What ideas is this plugin based on?
This plugin is based on the idea of the “Discourage Search Engines Notifier” plugin.
System requirements
PHP version 5.6 or greater.
Search engines blocked warning Plugin in your Language!
This first release is avaliable in English and Spanish. In the “languages” folder we have included the necessary files to translate this plugin.
If you would like the plugin in your language and you’re good at translating, please drop us a line at Contact us.
Further Reading
You can access the description of the plugin in Spanish at: Aviso de bloqueo de buscadores | WordPress Plugin.
Contact
For further information please send us an email.
Screenshots
Administration header when "Search Engine Visibility: Discourage search engines from indexing this site" is selected.
WordPress administration header with plugin warning.