[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43590: Search Engine Visibility option does not work as intended

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#43590: Search Engine Visibility option does not work as intended
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 Reporter:  mamaedler                   |       Owner:  donmhico
     Type:  defect (bug)                |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                      |   Milestone:  5.3
Component:  General                     |     Version:  2.1
 Severity:  normal                      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-unit-tests  |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by jonoaldersonwp):

 Replying to [comment:11 peterwilsoncc]:

 > * Do you think it's worth retaining the disallow rule for `wp-content`
 on private sites?
 That'd get complex and messy; I think we leave it.

 > **retain `follow` on public/indexed sites** (so we don't break SEO and
 other plugins calling the function expecting pages to be followed)
 Can you clarify the expected behaviours here? I'm confused!

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