Managing Blog and Article Indexing

Control how search engines discover and display your blogs and individual articles. You can set indexing rules for both blog landing pages and individual blog posts.

Overview

NoIndexly allows you to manage:

• Blogs – The main blog pages (e.g., /blogs/news)
• Articles – Individual blog posts within each blog

This gives you complete control over your content marketing SEO.

Accessing the Blogs Section

1. From the dashboard, click the Blogs card in Quick Settings

OR

2. Click Blogs in the left sidebar navigation

Understanding the Blogs List

The blogs list shows:

Status Badges

Managing Blog Indexing

Changing Blog Index Status

1. Check the checkbox next to the blog(s) you want to update
2. Click the Actions dropdown button
3. Choose your preferred indexing option:
   • NoSitemap + NoIndex + NoFollow + NoSearch
   • NoIndex + NoFollow
   • NoIndex + Follow
   • Index

Note: Changing a blog’s index status does not affect its articles. Each article has its own independent index status.

Viewing and Managing Articles

Accessing Articles

To manage articles within a specific blog:

1. Find the blog in the list
2. Click the View articles button in the Actions column
3. You will be taken to the article list for that blog

Understanding the Articles List

The articles list shows:

Changing Article Index Status

1. Check the checkbox next to the article(s) you want to update
2. Click the Actions dropdown button
3. Choose your preferred indexing option
4. The status will be applied to all selected articles

Returning to Blogs List

Click the back arrow or Back button at the top of the page to return to the main blogs list.

Searching

Searching Blogs

1. Type the full blog handle in the search field
2. The search filters by the URL handle, not the title
3. Click the X button to clear your search

Searching Articles

1. Type the full article handle in the search field
2. The search requires matching the complete handle
3. Click the X button to clear your search

Note: Both blog and article searches require the full handle for accurate results.

Understanding Index Options

Index (Default)

• Content appears in Google and other search engines
• Links are followed by search crawlers
• Best for content you want to attract search traffic

NoIndex + NoFollow

• Content does not appear in search engine results
• Search engines do not follow links on the page
• Use for: Outdated posts, internal announcements, or draft content

NoIndex + Follow

• Content does not appear in search engine results
• Search engines still follow links to other pages
• Use for: Posts that link to products but do not need to rank themselves

NoSitemap + NoIndex + NoFollow + NoSearch

• Complete removal from all search visibility
• Excludes from XML sitemap
• Hides from your store’s internal search
• Use for: Test posts or content that should be completely hidden

Blog vs. Article Indexing

Understanding the difference:

• Blog page (/blogs/news): Lists all articles in the blog
• Article page (/blogs/news/article-title): The individual post

You might want to:

• Index the blog page but NoIndex certain articles
• NoIndex the blog page but keep valuable articles indexed
• Set both blog and articles based on your content strategy

Pagination

Both the blogs list and articles list support pagination:

1. Use the Previous and Next buttons at the bottom
2. The page scrolls to the top automatically when changing pages

Troubleshooting

Blogs or articles not showing

1. Make sure content exists in your Shopify admin (Content > Blog posts)
2. Try clearing the search field
3. Check if items are on a different page (use pagination)

Status not updating

1. Wait a few seconds for the change to save
2. Refresh the page if the status does not update
3. Check for any error messages