[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #52536: Add "X-Robots-Tag: noindex" to feeds by default

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#52536: Add "X-Robots-Tag: noindex" to feeds by default
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 Reporter:  pikamander2  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Feeds        |     Version:
 Severity:  major        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jonoaldersonwp):

 - We can't blanket noindex all feed views, because they need to be
 indexable/indexed for various external services (Google podcasts, some
 Facebook stuff, etc).

 - However, the recent ticket to noindex search results (#52457) could,
 indeed, be extended to noindex all formats of search results; including
 the RSS feeds thereof, via a HTTP header.

 - Better yet, instead, we should do what Yoast SEO does, and set a
 canonical link HTTP header referencing the 'parent' of the feed, for all
 non-comment feed types.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52536#comment:2>
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