Search Console - Use Case - How to Exclude Specific Pages From Being Searched

Use Case - How to Exclude Specific Pages From Being Searched

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Introduction

The Search Console plugin drastically improves the default WordPress search function, directing users to relevant content without hassle. Automatically redirects users based on search queries, suggest query terms, and replace unwanted words.

The Search Console plugin also protects your website from hackers and spam bots attempting to crash your site with DoS (denial-of-service) attacks.

Use Case Assumptions

In this example use case guide we will consider how to exclude specific posts, pages or any other custom post type from search results. 

We consider that you have already bought the plugin, but not installed it yet.

It follows:

• Installing the plugin
• Excluding the post/page
• End Result

Installing The plugin

The process is the same for all CM plugins and add-ons.

• Download the plugin from your customer dashboard
• Log in to WordPress and navigate to the WordPress Admin → Plugins settings
• Click on Add New
• Activate it and add the license

Learn more: Getting Started - Plugin Overview

Excluding the Post/Page

To exclude any post or page from being searched, start editing it. Find the metabox  Search Exclude and check the box Exclude from Search Results. Then click the button Update to save the changes.

After that, this post/page will not be displayed in search results on your site.

End Result

Following instructions found in the plugin and guides, you should be able to exclude specific posts, pages or any other custom post type from being searched. 

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