Noindex Posts in Selected Categories
Keeps posts from the categories you choose, such as internal news or short announcements, out of search engine results.
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Code
// Category slugs to keep out of search results.
$wpide_noindex_categories = array( 'internal' );
add_filter( 'wp_robots', function ( $robots ) use ( $wpide_noindex_categories ) {
if ( ( is_singular( 'post' ) && has_category( $wpide_noindex_categories, get_queried_object_id() ) ) || is_category( $wpide_noindex_categories ) ) {
$robots['noindex'] = true;
$robots['follow'] = true;
}
return $robots;
} );Notes
Use category slugs. The category archive pages themselves are noindexed too.
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