Noindex Staging and Development Sites
Adds noindex, nofollow to every page when WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE is not production, so staging copies never end up in search results.
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Code
add_filter( 'wp_robots', function ( $robots ) {
if ( function_exists( 'wp_get_environment_type' ) && 'production' !== wp_get_environment_type() ) {
$robots['noindex'] = true;
$robots['nofollow'] = true;
}
return $robots;
} );Notes
Set define( 'WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE', 'staging' ); in wp-config.php on staging copies.
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