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Ignore pages, or keep them out of Google

Pages to ignore stops PageSoar counting a section; Out of Google checks that pages that must never appear in search really are hidden.

Two screens use the same kind of rule, a path, but do different jobs.

Pages to ignore#

Use it for a section the SEO work is not about, such as a careers site another team owns. The screen starts with how many pages your rules hide, out of how many the agent knows.

  1. Type a path, such as /careers/* for a section or /pricing/ for one page.
  2. Add an optional reason and press Stop counting these.
  3. Use Check a page to test whether an address is counted.

Each rule shows how many pages it matches. Some pages are also set aside by the agent itself, such as a blog; those are not your rules and are listed under Bulk optimize. Because a rule changes every number your account reports, it needs the scope permission (Directors, Approvers and Admins).

Out of Google#

Use it for pages people reach only after an action, such as an order confirmation. The agent already recognises pages behind your forms; add a rule for ones only you know.

  • A new rule only reports. Press Check them now to see whether the pages are hidden on your live site.
  • Each rule says either flags them for you or agent hides them. Switch with Let the agent hide them or Ask me first.

Taking a page out of Google is a decision about the live site, so only roles that publish technical changes can edit these rules. See Roles and approvals.

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