Noindex Category and Tag Pages With Few Posts
Adds noindex to category, tag and custom taxonomy archives that hold fewer posts than a minimum, so near-empty pages do not dilute your search presence.
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Code
// Archives with fewer posts than this get noindex.
$wpide_min_term_posts = 3;
add_filter( 'wp_robots', function ( $robots ) use ( $wpide_min_term_posts ) {
if ( is_category() || is_tag() || is_tax() ) {
$term = get_queried_object();
if ( $term instanceof WP_Term && (int) $term->count < $wpide_min_term_posts ) {
$robots['noindex'] = true;
$robots['follow'] = true;
}
}
return $robots;
} );Notes
Change the minimum number of posts at the top. The pages start being indexed again once they reach it.
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