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# Set robots meta directives correctly
An accidental `noindex` on a key landing page silently removes it from search results; audit every page's robots directive to avoid invisible ranking losses.
## Quick Reference
- Place `` in `` to control indexing per-page
- Use `noindex` only on pages that should not appear in search results
- Avoid `noindex, nofollow` on pages you want crawled for PageRank flow
- Crawler-specific tags (`googlebot`, `bingbot`) override the generic `robots` tag for that crawler
## Check
Inspect `` for ``. Verify the content value is intentional (e.g., production pages should not have `noindex`). Check for conflicting `googlebot`-specific tags.
## Fix
Remove or update the `noindex` directive from pages that should appear in search results. For pages that must be blocked, confirm `noindex` is intentional. Remove duplicate or conflicting robots meta tags.
## Explain
Explain the difference between robots.txt and meta robots, when each should be used, and why `noindex` combined with `follow` still allows link equity to flow.
## Code Review
Review metadata generation, rendered HTML, structured data, and response headers related to Set robots meta directives correctly. Flag exact routes or templates where search-facing output violates the rule, and describe how to verify the final page output.
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For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance,
see `references/rule.md`.
Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/seo/robots-meta