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Title: Noindex marker at List Orders page
Post by: ex3mist on December 23, 2020, 15:44:30 PM
Hello,
I get an error in the Google Search Console that says that the List Orders page has a marker "Noindex". As I check the source code, it realy is:
<meta name="robots" content="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW, NOARCHIVE, NOSNIPPET" />
I'd like to remove it so that the global settings are valid for this page too. But I can't find which file this is comming from. Can you tell me where to look for it?

J! 3.9.23
VM 3.8.6
Title: Re: Noindex marker at List Orders page
Post by: pinochico on December 23, 2020, 15:52:34 PM
QuoteI'd like to remove

Big Mistake  ;D
Really you want on google index after search have 150 000 URL's with your customer's order lists?
Do you understand Google Searh Console really?
Title: Re: Noindex marker at List Orders page
Post by: ex3mist on December 23, 2020, 16:11:08 PM
Thanks for your opinion pinochico, but I'll ask you to keep it. I'm not opening this topic to argue whether it is OK or not. I just want to remove it and I'm looking for the file that generates it. If you can't point it, don't answer. Obviously you have a lot of free time, but I don't.
Title: Re: Noindex marker at List Orders page
Post by: Studio 42 on December 24, 2020, 00:48:56 AM
Say to google to not index this pages and add in the order menu link NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW
Why indexing private pages ?
Title: Re: Noindex marker at List Orders page
Post by: ex3mist on December 24, 2020, 08:08:10 AM
Quote from: Studio 42 on December 24, 2020, 00:48:56 AM
Say to google to not index this pages and add in the order menu link NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW
Why indexing private pages ?

I have no idea. But this comes as an error in the Search Console. And if there is an error, the ranking in the index decreases. If they want to index it, let them index. Why should I restrict it.
Title: Re: Noindex marker at List Orders page
Post by: Studio 42 on December 24, 2020, 10:57:13 AM
You can add rules in the search console to not index some pages. I have not this problem with my websites
Title: Re: Noindex marker at List Orders page
Post by: jenkinhill on December 24, 2020, 10:59:28 AM
I think it's a bad idea to remove these as not only will you provide "permission" to index private data, such as user details, carts and orders, but you could end up being penalised for duplication or customer information.

The string is hardcoded to be added in view.html.php for vmplg as well as askquestion, cart, inoice, orders, user and others.
Title: Re: Noindex marker at List Orders page
Post by: ex3mist on December 24, 2020, 12:39:57 PM
The old site didn't have restrictions to this page, so I thought it's better to remove it from the new one too. That's why I wanted to do it.
Title: Re: Noindex marker at List Orders page
Post by: jenkinhill on December 24, 2020, 13:22:57 PM
I'd guess that to comply with GDPR you have to prevent personal data from being indexed by SEs.
Title: Re: Noindex marker at List Orders page
Post by: AH on December 25, 2020, 10:57:01 AM
The order details should not be visible to anyone but logged in users

If by some quirk they start getting indexed - and visible to anyone other than the Data Subject, you will have potentially disclosed sensitive user information to third parties - at which point you will be in breach of Data Protection Laws

That is why it is Highly NOT recommended to change such functionality.

The fact that it VM once did not try and prevent this. is not a reason to do it now.
Title: Re: Noindex marker at List Orders page
Post by: ex3mist on December 26, 2020, 09:54:43 AM
I got it. Thanks for the replay and Merry Christmas!