[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38501: Google indexes draft page in preview mode.

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#38501: Google indexes draft page in preview mode.
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 Reporter:  milleronic    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |     Version:  4.6.1
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by milleronic):

 I know that draft posts can only be seen if logged in, but search engines
 should not index them, as a search may bring up the post which will return
 a 404, which confuses people looking for something on the site.  (This has
 occurred more than once on our site)

 So can posts not having a status of 'publish' include a robots nofollow
 attribute in the head?

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