Search Console - Use Case - How to Exclude Specific Pages From Being Searched
Use Case - How to redirect a user's search terms to a specific landing page on your site
- Search Console – This document uses version 1.2.2.
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 Front-End
Search results before excluding the post/page:
Search results after excluding the post/page:
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
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.
Use Case Front-End
Search results before excluding the post/page:
Search results after excluding the post/page:
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