[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5168: Noindex stale plugin peripherals

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#5168: Noindex stale plugin peripherals
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 Reporter:  jonoaldersonwp  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |   Keywords:  seo
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 We have rules in place to automatically apply a meta robots _noindex_
 directive to 'stale' plugins (those which exceed a recency/support
 threshold, and those which are intentionally closed).

 However, peripheral support content relating to these plugins is _not_
 currently noindex'd, which leads to significant bloat. We should make the
 behaviour of these pages consistent with the 'parent' plugin page, using
 the same criteria and thresholds.

 Example; in the case of this plugin - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wc-
 multi-tiered-shipping/ - the following (non-exhaustive list of) URLs
 should also be noindex'd:
 -  https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-multi-tiered-shipping/reviews/
 (the reviews index)
 - https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-multi-tiered-shipping/ (the
 support index)
 - https://wordpress.org/support/topic/include-taxes-to-shipping-costs/ (a
 specific thread)
 - https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-multi-tiered-
 shipping/unresolved/ or https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-multi-
 tiered-shipping/active/ (support index refinements)

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