Drop Pages from index

Started by manvbf, 10-08-2011, 02:19:01

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manvbfTopic starter

How do you get Search engines to drop your pages from their index. I have some pages i dont want listed anymore.
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nichetech

If you have a website I suggest to generate robots.txt and insert the link which you don't want search engine to get crawl and index.


Hogward

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If you want to remove specific pages from search engine results, there are a few methods you can try:

1. **Use Noindex Meta Tag**: You can add a noindex meta tag to the HTML of the pages you want to remove from search results. This tag tells search engines not to index the page.

2. **Use Robots.txt File**: You can use a robots.txt file to block search engines from crawling specific pages on your website. This method is useful if you want to remove entire directories or sections from being indexed.

3. **Request Removal via Google Search Console**: If you want to remove a URL from Google's search results, you can use the Removals tool in Google Search Console. This allows you to temporarily block a URL from appearing in Google search results.

4. **Use the Remove URLs Tool for Bing**: Similarly, Bing Webmaster Tools provides a tool for submitting URLs to be removed from their index.

If you want to remove content from search engine results, it's important to carefully consider the implications and potential alternatives. If the content you want to remove contains sensitive or confidential information, you may want to consider removing it from your website altogether.

If you're concerned about outdated or irrelevant content, consider updating or improving it instead of removing it completely. This can improve the user experience and maintain the value of your website.

In cases where content removal is necessary, it's important to be patient, as search engines may take some time to update their indexes. Additionally, consider creating a 301 redirect to point users and search engines to a more relevant page if you're removing content that has valuable traffic or backlinks.

Remember that while you can take steps to remove content from search engine results, it's not always possible to completely erase content from the internet. Content may still exist in web archives, social media, or other platforms. Always weigh the potential impact of content removal against alternative strategies, such as updating, redirecting, or improving the content.

In addition to the methods mentioned earlier, you can also consider the following approaches:

1. **Content Removal**: If you have control over the content management system of your website, you can permanently remove the pages or content you no longer want indexed. This approach ensures that the content is no longer accessible on your site.

2. **Legal Removal Requests**: In some cases, if the content is infringing on your intellectual property rights, privacy, or is illegal in nature, you may consider pursuing legal removal requests. This could involve submitting a legal request to the search engine or the website hosting the content.

3. **Metadata and Open Graph Tags**: Ensure that the metadata, Open Graph tags, and other elements of the pages you want to remove are updated to discourage indexing and sharing on social media platforms.


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RaviFitness

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When you select text and mark it as an index entry, Microsoft Word adds a special XE (Index Entry) field that includes the marked main entry and any cross-reference information that you choose to include.

Post Merge: 11-03-2011, 23:23:55


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