[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5835: (re)instate "noindex" mode on the Patterns Directory

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#5835: (re)instate "noindex" mode on the Patterns Directory
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 Reporter:  jonoaldersonwp   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high             |   Milestone:
Component:  General          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  seo performance  |
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Comment (by bradleyt):

 Ouch! 10mb+ of assets on a landing page like this really isn't good. That
 said:

  - I just did some quick tests and I seem to be getting decent CWV metrics
 (especially for LCP/CLS). I guess the lazy-loading is working well, even
 if it is loading a ton of stuff.
  - Just because a page is no-indexed doesn't mean that visits to that page
 don't impact the CrUX report, and therefore origin-wide SEO (source:
 https://twitter.com/JohnMu/status/1334394558835257345)

 The main reason I can see for keeping the page no-indexed is to avoid
 traffic coming to the page, and therefore being recorded against web
 vitals reports. Therefore, if we go down that path it is equally important
 to avoid prominently linking to the patterns directory from across the
 site until the performance issues are resolved. I don't know what the plan
 for advertising this new page is in that regard?

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