Comments on: What should NOINDEX do? http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/ neat fun stuff Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:40:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: richard http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-479844 richard Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:17:04 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-479844 Why is this being debated - noindex means do not index. Why does google think it owns the web? Just follow the directive and remove the url from your index. Why is this being debated – noindex means do not index.

Why does google think it owns the web? Just follow the directive and remove the url from your index.

]]> By: Harris http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-474242 Harris Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:52:55 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-474242 I used nofollow tag in the head of many pages but google stills indexing the pages. Also is it possible to block some parts of our pages using html tags? I used nofollow tag in the head of many pages but google stills indexing the pages. Also is it possible to block some parts of our pages using html tags?

]]> By: Bogus Name http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-468153 Bogus Name Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:05:27 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-468153 Read the label on the packet. NOINDEX means no indexing. Clear now? Read the label on the packet. NOINDEX means no indexing. Clear now?

]]> By: Ilya http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-464807 Ilya Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:44:15 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-464807 In my country (Russia) Noindex tag means, that the biggest search enginge Yandex cant see information. So for example if i put noindex tag in comments, that means that Yandex can't index this url links In my country (Russia) Noindex tag means, that the biggest search enginge Yandex cant see information. So for example if i put noindex tag in comments, that means that Yandex can’t index this url links

]]> By: Umang http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-352398 Umang Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:11:39 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-352398 My understanding is that the no follow tag is is used to google indexing and crawling your pages. Someone please help elaborate on my understanding. Thanks My understanding is that the no follow tag is is used to google indexing and crawling your pages. Someone please help elaborate on my understanding.

Thanks

]]> By: Scanto http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-239567 Scanto Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:53:25 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-239567 Ok guys, so I just mistakenly moved a site live that had that noindex tag from the test site. It was there for about a week. So how long before my rankings return? Is there anything I can do to encourage the spiders to come back and crawl in the meantime? Ok guys, so I just mistakenly moved a site live that had that noindex tag from the test site. It was there for about a week. So how long before my rankings return? Is there anything I can do to encourage the spiders to come back and crawl in the meantime?

]]> By: Robert http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-134285 Robert Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:34:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-134285 @ Alan Perkins "If somebody links to your site, and Google indexes that link, then your gripe is with the person who linked to your site … not with Google." This is the precise reason that the robots.txt file is flawed and the Meta attribute of "NoFollow" is required. @ Alan Perkins

“If somebody links to your site, and Google indexes that link, then your gripe is with the person who linked to your site … not with Google.”

This is the precise reason that the robots.txt file is flawed and the Meta attribute of “NoFollow” is required.

]]> By: Robert http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-134283 Robert Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:54:29 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-134283 Well I see it as a pretty simple open and shut case myself. If I've specified NoIndex for any reason then don't index. Yes, I might have shot myself in the foot but isn't that every business (read website) owners choice? We can't tell you how to run your search engine, but we can ask you not to tell us how to run our websites. Let me put it this way Matt, if I come into your home and take photos of you sleeping, can I post those anywhere? No? But you might be an exhibitionist wanting me to do so, right? I think you know where I'm going with this. If the door is closed, if the sign says do not enter, then it should be respected by everyone, everybot, everything. No matter how good or bad the reason. Well I see it as a pretty simple open and shut case myself.

If I’ve specified NoIndex for any reason then don’t index. Yes, I might have shot myself in the foot but isn’t that every business (read website) owners choice? We can’t tell you how to run your search engine, but we can ask you not to tell us how to run our websites.

Let me put it this way Matt, if I come into your home and take photos of you sleeping, can I post those anywhere? No? But you might be an exhibitionist wanting me to do so, right? I think you know where I’m going with this.

If the door is closed, if the sign says do not enter, then it should be respected by everyone, everybot, everything. No matter how good or bad the reason.

]]> By: SEO http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-130005 SEO Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:04:53 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-130005 I’m surprised this debate is going on but hats off to you for giving us a say. noindex should do what it says. Don’t index. I feel MSN and Yahoo should follow suit. Google already provides the best user experience and I don’t think this issue affects that. It would be great to see a across the board approach to this on all search engines. Most people reading your blog will have an interest in what happening with Google and other search engines but there are many web developers who don’t keep up with what’s happening. How could you inform all those people of the change? What about wee Johnny who has a hidden page dedicated to his childhood sweetheart? What if Google changed the rules on the noindex tag? Imagine the embarrassment at school when he’s back from his summer break! So for wee Johnny please keep noindex. I feel it’s common sense – sure some people will make mistakes with it but if a listing on Google is important to them they’ll work it out. I’m surprised this debate is going on but hats off to you for giving us a say.
noindex should do what it says. Don’t index. I feel MSN and Yahoo should follow suit. Google already provides the best user experience and I don’t think this issue affects that. It would be great to see a across the board approach to this on all search engines.
Most people reading your blog will have an interest in what happening with Google and other search engines but there are many web developers who don’t keep up with what’s happening. How could you inform all those people of the change? What about wee Johnny who has a hidden page dedicated to his childhood sweetheart? What if Google changed the rules on the noindex tag? Imagine the embarrassment at school when he’s back from his summer break! So for wee Johnny please keep noindex.
I feel it’s common sense – sure some people will make mistakes with it but if a listing on Google is important to them they’ll work it out.

]]> By: Ray Paseur http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-129069 Ray Paseur Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:02:31 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-noindex-behavior/#comment-129069 The Atomz web site search engine uses [noindex] and [/noindex] and the corresponding [nofollow] tags embedded in HTML to control its spider, so that only parts of a web page will be spidered. It also respects the robots.txt and meta tags. It would be great if Google could also support an inline [noindex] tag of some sort. My $0.02. ~Ray The Atomz web site search engine uses [noindex] and [/noindex] and the corresponding [nofollow] tags embedded in HTML to control its spider, so that only parts of a web page will be spidered. It also respects the robots.txt and meta tags. It would be great if Google could also support an inline [noindex] tag of some sort. My $0.02. ~Ray

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