From b1f2e620ebfee99377a42f3ab83cdca9d4628636 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Wilson Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 11:33:50 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] FAQ: Discourage search engines from indexing this site --- readme.md | 8 ++++++++ readme.txt | 8 ++++++++ 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 68d7d95..3f4e1df 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ The plugin uses `wp_get_environment_type()` to determine whether to send notific For non-production environments, the request that would have been sent are logged in the PHP error log file to allow for developers to debug any requests. The notification is not actually sent to IndexNow. +### What happens for sites set to "Discourage search engines from indexing this site"? + +There is no check for this setting in the plugin. + +As an SEO feature, the expectation for installing this plugin that you want search engines to index your site. If this is not the case then you should deactivate this plugin. + +As mentioned above, notifications are not sent for non-production sites. + ## Changelog ### 1.1.0 diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt index c750dc8..7db8cec 100644 --- a/readme.txt +++ b/readme.txt @@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ The plugin uses `wp_get_environment_type()` to determine whether to send notific For non-production environments, the request that would have been sent are logged in the PHP error log file to allow for developers to debug any requests. The notification is not actually sent to IndexNow. += What happens for sites set to "Discourage search engines from indexing this site"? = + +There is no check for this setting in the plugin. + +As an SEO feature, the expectation for installing this plugin that you want search engines to index your site. If this is not the case then you should deactivate this plugin. + +As mentioned above, notifications are not sent for non-production sites. + == Changelog == = 1.1.0 =