[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16416: Settings -> Privacy "block search engines" option is not accurate

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#16416: Settings -> Privacy "block search engines" option is not accurate
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 Reporter:  designsimply                     |       Owner:  westi
     Type:  defect (bug)                     |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                           |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Administration                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch ux-feedback 3.2-early  |
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Comment (by RanYanivHartstein):

 Issues with robots.txt are not limited to "misbehaving" search engines -
 pages from sites blocked with robots.txt can show up in Google or any
 other search engine.

 I like ask since it's technically accurate while still being human, but I
 don't think "normal" is necessary since search engines should not really
 be thought of as visitors anyway. Instead, how about:

   I would like to ask search engines not to index this site, but allow
 direct visitors

 Also, hope this would not be considered hijacking the thread, but I think
 the "I would like" part is unnecessary and can be removed - those three
 words are wasting too much valuable user concentration that can be used on
 figuring out this not very intuitive concept.

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