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Noindex Code Search search results URLs #6773

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fabicastp opened this issue Feb 23, 2024 · 2 comments
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Noindex Code Search search results URLs #6773

fabicastp opened this issue Feb 23, 2024 · 2 comments
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fabicastp commented Feb 23, 2024 •
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This is part of our work to improve our SEO.

Context: Code Search search results pages (e.g., /search?q=”Error 1001”) are indexable by search engines. These currently drive minimal traffic, <10 clicks per day.

It’s best practice to make your onsite search non-indexable, because it’s possible to send search engines to an infinite combination of new URLs, diluting the effectiveness of the important URLs.

TO DO:
Add a meta robots “noindex, nofollow” to all search results page URLs (?q=), while ensuring that sourcegraph.com/search is still indexable.
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gitstart-app bot commented Feb 23, 2024

Here is the GitStart Ticket for this issue: https://clients.gitstart.com/sourcegraph/3436/tickets/SGM-6773

@fabicastp fabicastp changed the title Add nonindex Noindex Code Search search results URLs Feb 23, 2024
@fabicastp fabicastp added the High priority Important and time-sensitive. A task that needs to be completed within a short timeframe. label Feb 23, 2024
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Hi @fabicastp We have opened the issue here as most of the work will be done on the frontend app

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