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One or more non-homepage pages carry a noindex directive

A noindex directive tells search engines not to include a specific page in their results, applied either through a robots meta tag or an X-Robots-Tag response header. This check found one or more non-homepage pages on this site carrying a noindex directive. Some pages, such as a checkout page, an internal search results page, or a thank-you page, are noindexed on purpose, so this list needs a human to review it rather than assuming every entry is a mistake.

Why this matters

If a genuine content or service page has been noindexed by accident, it will not appear in search results, so it cannot earn organic traffic from search, and this can go unnoticed for months until someone checks.

How to fix it

You or your developer should review the list of noindexed pages and confirm each one is noindexed intentionally. For any page that should be findable, remove the noindex directive. This catches leftovers from a past migration or CMS setting before they cost long-term visibility. Budget thirty minutes to review, plus time to fix any genuine mistakes found.

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