Solving Google Indexing Problems with Noindex, Robots.txt, and Canonical Tags

https://thecrawljournal.brightpathdigest.com/posts/solving-google-indexing-problems-with-noindex-robots.txt-and-canonical-tags

Fixing Google indexing issues means knowing when to use noindex, robots.txt, or canonical tags. Noindex tells search engines to skip a page, robots.txt blocks crawling but can still leave URLs in the index, and canonicals point to the preferred version when content is duplicated. Getting these right prevents wasted crawl budget and ensures your intended pages show up in search results.