Warn When Search Engines Are Blocked
Shows a red notice on every admin screen while "Discourage search engines" is ticked, so a launched site is not left hidden by mistake.
Opens WPIDE on
Code
add_action( 'admin_notices', function () {
if ( '0' !== (string) get_option( 'blog_public' ) || ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
return;
}
printf(
'<div class="notice notice-error"><p><strong>Search engines are blocked.</strong> This site asks search engines not to index it. <a href="%s">Change this in Reading settings</a>.</p></div>',
esc_url( admin_url( 'options-reading.php' ) )
);
} );Notes
Leave it off on staging sites, where blocking search engines is intended.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.