How to prevent or remove Author and ThanksYou post's pages from Google Console

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Bropestcontrol posted this 5 days ago

Hi
Please can you guide; how to prevent or remove" author " and " thankyou" post pages being indexed by google!

https://example.com/author/examplesale/
https://example.com/?thankYou

The straightforward method is inserting codes in Wordpress theme.
Can the same method or coding be inseted in NicePage Plugin, e.g., Wordpress - Appearance - Theme (Nicepage) - Additional CSS ; code
/* Remove meta data */
.entry-meta .byline, .entry-meta .cat-links { display: none; }
.entry-meta .posted-on { display: none; }

My question is, is this method safe while inserting for the NicePage theme (NicePage plugin), and if the code is different for NicePage theme, then what would the code be?

Thanks for time and quick reply please.
Best Regards,

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MerlinAZ posted this 5 days ago

Under page settings > SEO.
Check the box that says, "don't show page in search results."
Would that work?

Last edited 5 days ago by MerlinAZ

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Bropestcontrol posted this 5 days ago

Hi MerlinAZ
Thanks for quick reply.
Unfortunately, it does not work, as these pages are not part of the NicePage plugin, but instead these pages are WordPress posts.

If I could not pick up properly, please guide me further.

Best Regards,

Last edited 3 days ago by Bropestcontrol

Support Team posted this 4 days ago

Hello Tariq,

Thank you for contacting us!

Please note that the CSS code you mentioned only hides visual elements on the page, but it does not prevent Google or other search engines from indexing WordPress-generated pages such as:

Author archive pages (/author/…)
System URLs like ThankYou pages (/?thankYou)

These pages are created by WordPress Core, not by the Nicepage plugin or the Nicepage theme.
Because of this, adding CSS to Appearance >>Theme (Nicepage) >> Additional CSS will not stop search engines from indexing them.

We recommend trying an SEO plugin such as Yoast SEO or RankMath.

These plugins allow you to set any page or archive to noindex, and they automatically generate the correct meta tags for search engines.

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George.
Nicepage Support Team

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Bropestcontrol posted this yesterday

Hi
Thanks for clarification and guidance, highly appriciated.

Best Regards,

Support Team posted this yesterday

Hello Tariq,

You're welcome!

If you have any more questions or need any further assistance, feel free to ask!
We will be happy to help you at any time.

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George.
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