[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:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  General       |     Version:  4.6.1
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Changes (by peterwilsoncc):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:2 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?

 I expect the cause on your site is a plugin removing the login check for
 previews. That the plugin allows Google to index the page is a plugin bug,
 not a core bug.

 On a standard WP install, search engines will receive a 404 and will not
 index the site.

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