Description
🚫 Noindex Parameters is a powerful WordPress plugin that helps you control which URL parameters should be excluded from search engine indexing. This prevents duplicate content issues and improves your site’s SEO performance.
✨ Key Features
- Smart Parameter Detection: Automatically detects and applies noindex rules to URLs with specified parameters
- Multi-SEO Plugin Support: Fully compatible with Rank Math, Yoast SEO, and WordPress core robots API
- Easy-to-Use Interface: Intuitive admin panel with parameter suggestions
- Predefined Categories: Ready-made parameter groups for quick setup
- Real-time Statistics: Monitor active rules and last updates
- Security Focused: Built with WordPress security best practices
🎯 Perfect For
- E-commerce sites with tracking parameters (UTM, GCLID, FBCLID)
- Sites with sorting/filtering parameters that create duplicate content
- Preventing indexation of internal search results
- Controlling pagination and sorting parameter indexing
🔧 Supported SEO Plugins
- ✅ Rank Math
- ✅ Yoast SEO
- ✅ WordPress Core (5.7+)
- ✅ Classic WordPress robots meta
Method 1: WordPress Admin Panel
- Go to Plugins Add New
- Search for “Noindex Parameters”
- Click “Install Now”
- Activate the plugin
Method 2: Manual Upload
- Download the plugin ZIP file
- Go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin
- Upload the ZIP file
- Activate the plugin
Method 3: FTP Upload
- Extract the ZIP file to your computer
- Upload the
noindex-parametersfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Go to Plugins Installed Plugins
- Activate “Noindex Parameters”
FAQ
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What parameters should I add to the noindex list?
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Common parameters to consider:
* Tracking parameters:utm_source,utm_medium,gclid,fbclid
* Sorting parameters:sort,order,orderby
* Filtering parameters:filter,category,price-range
* Pagination parameters:page,paged,offset -
Does this plugin work with my SEO plugin?
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Yes! The plugin supports:
* Rank Math (all versions)
* Yoast SEO (all versions)
* WordPress Core robots API (5.7+)
* Classic WordPress robots meta tag -
Will this affect my existing SEO settings?
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No, the plugin works alongside your existing SEO settings and only adds noindex rules when specific parameters are detected.
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Can I use custom parameters?
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Yes, you can add any parameter name to the list. The plugin will check for exact matches in the URL query string.
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How many parameters can I add?
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There’s no technical limit, but we recommend only adding parameters that actually create duplicate content issues.
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Is this plugin translation ready?
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Yes, the plugin is fully translation ready and includes .pot file for translators.
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Contributors & Developers
“Noindex Parameters” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
2.0
- Added WordPress Core robots API support (5.7+)
- Enhanced security with improved sanitization
- Added parameter suggestion categories
- Improved admin interface with better UX
- Added real-time statistics display
- Fixed compatibility issues with latest WordPress versions
1.0
- Initial release
- Basic parameter detection
- Rank Math and Yoast SEO support
- Simple admin interface