Ever found yourself scratching your head over a perplexing error in Google Search Console? You know the one—“noindex detected in X-Robots-Tag HTTP header”—but when you check, all seems fine. No noindex indicators, no blockers in sight. It’s like a mysterious ghost haunting your site! Well, you’re definitely not alone in this conundrum. Recently, Google’s very own John Mueller hopped into a Reddit thread to sift through this enigma, sharing insights and possible culprits, while savvy Redditors chimed in with theories and practical solutions. Together, they explored everything from CDN issues to outdated URLs—unraveling the intricacies of the elusive noindex warning. So, if you’re ready to demystify this challenge and regain control of your indexation, let’s dive into the details! LEARN MORE
Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit about a seemingly false ‘noindex detected in X-Robots-Tag HTTP header’ error reported in Google Search Console for pages that do not have that specific X-Robots-Tag or any other related directive or block. Mueller suggested some possible reasons, and multiple Redditors provided reasonable explanations and solutions.
Noindex Detected
The person who started the Reddit discussion described a scenario that may be familiar to many. Google Search Console reports that it couldn’t index a page because it was blocked not from indexing the page (which is different from blocked from crawling). Checking the page reveals no presence of a noindex meta element and there is no robots.txt blocking the crawl.
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