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I built a website using WP,and wrote some original technical blogs, but I don't want my Chinese counterparts to copy them. So I used a plugin to block them, and Google's crawler hasn't included many pages from my website in search engines. How can I solve this problem?

PrimeChainIM said:

I built a website using WP,and wrote some original technical blogs, but I don't want my Chinese counterparts to copy them. So I used a plugin to block them, and Google's crawler hasn't included many pages from my website in search engines. How can I solve this problem?

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One thing I'd check first is whether the plugin is accidentally restricting Googlebot. Some security plugins apply country-based blocking too broadly, which can affect legitimate search engine crawlers.

I'd start with Google Search Console to identify why those pages aren't indexed. Then review the robots.txt file, URL inspection results, and the plugin's firewall settings.

For content protection, I'd consider rate limiting, monitoring suspicious scraping activity, and using carefully configured firewall rules rather than blocking an entire country.

Which security plugin are you using, and what indexing status does Google Search Console show for those pages? That would help narrow down the actual cause.

I would check whether the plugin is blocking Googlebot along with other visitors. Review your robots.txt, firewall rules, and Google Search Console crawl reports. You can block unwanted bots without blocking Googlebot.

I wouldn't block at all least till rank.

PrimeChainIM said:

I built a website using WP,and wrote some original technical blogs, but I don't want my Chinese counterparts to copy them. So I used a plugin to block them, and Google's crawler hasn't included many pages from my website in search engines. How can I solve this problem?

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As your blocking plugin blocks Googlebot as well, please check the rules of your plugin and also check your robots.txt file and then use URL inspection tool on Google Search Console to see how Google sees your website. Please whitelist verified Googlebot, ask Google to index important URLs of your site, and complain about the copycats under DMCA.