[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50400: Update Search Engine Visibility text following XML sitemap launch

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#50400: Update Search Engine Visibility text following XML sitemap launch
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 Reporter:  jonoaldersonwp   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots  |     Focuses:  ui-copy
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Description changed by jonoaldersonwp:

Old description:

> #50177 adds XML sitemaps to core.
>
> Whilst it's a non-goal of that project to add user controls for XML
> sitemaps, checking the '''discourage search engines from indexing the
> site''' option (In ''Settings'' > ''Reading'') ''does'' disable XML
> sitemaps entirely.
>
> Given this, we should update the wording around this option to make this
> clear - and whilst we're in there, we could also do a little
> housekeeping.
>
> I propose that we change the message to:
>
> >**Search Engine Visibility**
> >Discourage search engines from indexing this site (and disable
> WordPress' XML sitemaps)
> >''Note: It is up to search engines to honor this request, and this
> setting won't prevent them from ''crawling'' your website.''

New description:

 #50117 adds XML sitemaps to core.

 Whilst it's a non-goal of that project to add user controls for XML
 sitemaps, checking the '''discourage search engines from indexing the
 site''' option (In ''Settings'' > ''Reading'') ''does'' disable XML
 sitemaps entirely.

 Given this, we should update the wording around this option to make this
 clear - and whilst we're in there, we could also do a little housekeeping.

 I propose that we change the message to:

 >**Search Engine Visibility**
 >Discourage search engines from indexing this site (and disable WordPress'
 XML sitemaps)
 >''Note: It is up to search engines to honor this request, and this
 setting won't prevent them from ''crawling'' your website.''

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