Skip to content

Commit 95bde84

Browse files
committed
update section on internal search
1 parent 5bd7749 commit 95bde84

File tree

1 file changed

+4
-5
lines changed

1 file changed

+4
-5
lines changed

guides/hidden-pages.mdx

Lines changed: 4 additions & 5 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -10,22 +10,21 @@ For content that is not strictly confidential, but isn't ready for prime time, y
1010
As long as the page is not described under any "group", "tab" or other element in the navigation section of your `docs.json`, the only way a user will be able to navigate to the page is if they know or guess the page URL.
1111

1212
<Note>
13-
Some navigation elements like sidebars and tabs may shift or appear empty on hidden pages
13+
Some navigation elements like sidebars, dropdowns, and tabs may shift or appear empty on hidden pages.
1414
</Note>
1515

16-
If you want to take further steps to hide hidden pages' content, make sure to add `noindex: true` to the frontmatter of your page. This should prevent the page from appearing in external search results. On the other hand, if you do want hidden pages indexed for SEO purposes you can add the following setting to your `docs.json`:
16+
If you want hidden pages to be indexed for SEO purposes and don't mind if their content appears in search results, you can add the following setting to your `docs.json`:
1717

1818
```
1919
"seo" {
2020
"indexing": all
2121
}
2222
```
2323

24+
The settings for SEO indexing also influence whether the contents of hidden pages can appear when your docs are searched internally with the search bar. If you want to make sure hidden pages' content does not appear in SEO or internal search results, make sure to add `noindex: true` to the frontmatter of your page.
25+
2426
Learn more about SEO and Sitemaps configuration in the [SEO](https://mintlify.com/docs/settings/seo#sitemaps) docs.
2527

26-
<Warning>
27-
Contents of hidden pages will not be hidden from internal docs search, and may appear in AI-generated results
28-
</Warning>
2928

3029
If you have certain pages that you only want exposed to specific groups of your own users, you may want to use the selective groups access available through [Personalization](https://mintlify.com/docs/settings/authentication-personalization/personalization#showing-hiding-pages).
3130

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)