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Our client noticed that plugin files are searchable via google, and asked us to de-index them. What's the best way to de-index plugin files on a WordPress website? We're on an apache server.

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    robots.txt...? This isn't a WP issue.
    – vancoder
    Oct 3, 2022 at 15:23
  • @vancoder hm, that was my first inclination. I would say this is a wordpress issue because plugins are specific to wordpress. You would be surprised how different wordpress development can be from other frameworks!
    – Jillian Hoenig
    Oct 3, 2022 at 15:27
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    Actually I've not seen plugin files being indexed before. I wouldn't have thought this was possible in the normal scheme of things. Are you somehow linking to these files within your site? Have they been included on a sitemap?
    – vancoder
    Oct 3, 2022 at 15:35
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    whatever you do on your side to prevent future indexing, you need to look at googles search console/tools to fix it on the Google side
    – Tom J Nowell ♦
    Oct 3, 2022 at 15:41

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