[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5740: Add /?s= disallow rule to robots.txt

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#5740: Add /?s= disallow rule to robots.txt
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 Reporter:  jonoaldersonwp   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high             |   Milestone:
Component:  General          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  seo performance  |
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Comment (by carike):

 There have been very significant changes in SEO over the past decade or
 so.
 While, yeah, some tactics are still really spammy, search engines *have*
 gotten better at detecting them - and they are mostly now only successful
 in the short term.
 SEO is not a dirty word. When done right - and when taking a long-term
 view of things, it is really about user experience (including, but not
 limited to performance, since page loading times is now a major factor for
 many search engines).

 .org has changed a lot too. It is now in a mature phase, which means that
 the same strategies that worked even three years ago, won't keep working.
 We all want to give users the best experience that we possibly can - and
 to do that, we need to start taking a long term view on SEO.

 Users need to be able to find answers - and potential users need to be
 able to see our marketing content - and developers need to be able to find
 information related to the development of WordPress.

 The unfortunate reality is that a massive amount of low-quality URLs are
 preventing users, current and future, and budding developers who can help
 build WordPress in the future, from getting where they need to be.

 And this ticket can help fix some of that.

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