{"id":2772,"date":"2025-01-14T13:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T13:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=2772"},"modified":"2025-01-14T13:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T13:14:06","slug":"how-to-hide-your-website-from-search-engines","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-hide-your-website-from-search-engines\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide Your Website from Search Engines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-nco-info-block\"><p class=\"nco-info-block-content\"><strong>Info:<\/strong> This article applies to Website Builder purchases made after 14<sup>th<\/sup> January 2025. For further assistance, please contact our support team.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, you will learn how to <strong>hide individual pages or your entire website from search engines<\/strong>. This is a helpful feature if you want to prevent visitors while your website is still under development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To get started, you first need to log into the web builder through your Online Control Panel. Unsure how to do so? Follow our guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-access-your-control-panel\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>How to Hide Selected Pages<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Pages.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-220.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6051\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Two<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the page you want to hide, then click on <strong>SEO page settings<\/strong> and scroll down.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-221.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6052\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Three<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enable <strong>Hide this page from search engines.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-222.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6053\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>How to Hide the Whole Website<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Settings<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-223.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6054\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Two<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to Website Settings, then disable<strong> Search engine indexing<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-224.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6055\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the desired changes have been made, you can (re)publish the site.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any further questions, simply&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/admin.register365.com\/tech_support\/tracking\/add.php\"><strong>raise a support request<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;from within your Online Control Panel or call us on&nbsp;<strong>01 5255768<\/strong>. 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