Blog archives are set to noindex

Today, one client was panicked with his blog archives are set to noindex. Then I explained him, all pages and elements on a website should not be crawled by search engine and index. So, I thought to write about it for everyone's benifit. However, this is not a new for SEO specialists.

Pages to Consider Marking as 'No Index'

Internal Search Result Pages: These don't usually provide valuable content and can dilute your site's SEO value.

Login and Registration Pages: These pages don't need to be indexed as they usually don't contain content beneficial for search engine users.

Thank You Pages: These are the pages users land on after completing a form or making a purchase. Typically, they offer no SEO value.

Shopping Cart: The shopping cart page is dynamic and personalized for each user, making it irrelevant for search engines.

Admin and Backend Pages: Any internal admin pages should be kept out of the index.

Duplicate Content: Any pages that contain large amounts of duplicate content should be marked as 'no index' to avoid SEO penalties.

Utility Pages: Pages like terms and conditions, privacy policies, or sitemaps might not need to be indexed depending on your strategy.

Paginated Pages: In multi-page articles or listings, you may want to index only the first page to avoid dilution of SEO value and to eliminate duplicate content issues.

Temporarily Published Pages: If you're working on a campaign or seasonal page that is not currently relevant, you might choose to de-index it temporarily.

Media Files: If you have standalone pages for images or other media files, consider marking them as 'no index' unless they serve a strategic purpose.

What pages and categories need to be marked as no index?

Archives: Monthly, author, or category archives can be set to 'no index' if they don't offer unique, valuable content.

Categories to Consider Marking as 'No Index'

General News: If your website includes time-sensitive pages that will quickly become outdated, consider marking these as 'no index'.

Tags: If you're using tags to organize content, these pages can end up looking like duplicate content.

Low-Value Categories: Some categories may simply be too broad or too narrow to be valuable for SEO.

Author Pages: Unless you have a very strong reason for indexing author pages, these can often be safely marked as 'no index'.

Content Under Development: Categories that are placeholders for future content can be marked 'no index' until they’re populated with valuable content.

Before implementing "no index" tags, it's important to consult with SEO professionals. Improper use can lead to decreased visibility in search engine results, which could harm your site's overall performance