Should I noindex this WP-content/uploads? and how to do it?

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nazhaRu

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Hello, Should I noindex wp-content/uploads? and how to do it?
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nirose

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create a blank index.php file in the folder and then block search engine spider access with robots.txt

 

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nirose said:

create a blank index.php file in the folder and then block search engine spider access with robots.txt

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Yes, I have robot.txt. show me an example of how to block bots accessing those files.

 

Veil123

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Just add the following line in the .htaccess file:

Options -Indexes

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Veil123 said:

Just add the following line in the .htaccess file:

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Thanks man

 

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Veil123 said:

Just add the following line in the .htaccess file:

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sounds good?

 

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nazhaRu said:

sounds good?
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Yes. And now the access to the index path should be blocked.

 

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Veil123 said:

Yes. And now the access to the index path should be blocked.

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Perfect, Thank you again!