{"id":553,"date":"2018-01-11T10:32:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T10:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/?p=553"},"modified":"2024-07-01T23:45:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T20:45:42","slug":"hide-page-from-wordpress-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/hide-page-from-wordpress-search\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide a Page or Post from WordPress Site Search"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes your content goals require specific pages to remain hidden from the masses. While it is easy to exclude a page\/post from being indexed by search engines (setting it to no-index in your SEO plugin options), hiding a page from your native site search results is a bit trickier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hiding a page from WordPress search results is a simple process that can be accomplished with a few clicks. In this guide, we will walk you through the step-by-step process of hiding a page from WordPress search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No need for adding code to your functions.php file or other complicated tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hide-from-search-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hide-from-search-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hide-from-search-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hide-from-search-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hide-from-search.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why You Might Want to Hide a Page from Search Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You have a page that\u2019s still a work in progress and you don\u2019t want it to show up in search results until it\u2019s ready to be published.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have a page with sensitive information that you don\u2019t want to be publicly accessible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have a page that\u2019s not relevant to your audience, but you still want to keep it on your website for reference purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There isn\u2019t a ready solution for that in WordPress (yet). But thanks to the developers who create free WordPress plugins, there is a simple way to hide specific pages from being found through site search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/search-exclude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Search Exclude Plugin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This plugin does exactly what it\u2019s supposed to do. You\u2019ll see a checkbox on your page\/post settings panel (this also works with the Gutenberg editor).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"282\" src=\"\/\/wpctrl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/serach-exclude.jpg\" alt=\"Search Exclude Plugin\" class=\"wp-image-558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/serach-exclude.jpg 723w, https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/serach-exclude-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Steps to Hide a Page:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install and activate the Search Exclude plugin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the edit screen of the page you want to hide from search results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the \u201cSearch Exclude\u201d section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the box labeled \u201cExclude from search results\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Simple and effective! Your page should now be hidden from search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this guide, you should have no trouble keeping your private pages away from public search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Install and activate the Search Exclude plugin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the edit screen of the page you want to hide from search results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the &#8220;Search Exclude&#8221; section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the box labeled &#8220;Exclude from search results&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/crop-0-0-295-463-0-page-excluded-from-search.jpg\" alt=\"Search Exclude Plugin WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-1693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/crop-0-0-295-463-0-page-excluded-from-search.jpg 295w, https:\/\/wpctrl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/crop-0-0-295-463-0-page-excluded-from-search-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Simple and effective! Your page should now be hidden from search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this guide, you should have no trouble keeping your private pages away from public search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/search-exclude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes your content goals require specific pages to remain hidden from the masses. While it is easy to exclude a page\/post from being indexed by search engines (setting it to no-index in your SEO plugin options), hiding a page from your native site search results is a bit trickier. 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