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X-Robots-Tag Header Contains Noindex on Primary URL on Squarespace

The primary URL returns an X-Robots-Tag HTTP header with a noindex directive. This tells search engines not to index the page, even if the HTML meta robots tag allows indexing.

Issue ID: CRAWL-XROBOTS-NOINDEX-001Severity: criticalEffort: S

Why this matters

The primary URL returns an X-Robots-Tag HTTP header with a noindex directive. This tells search engines not to index the page, even if the HTML meta robots tag allows indexing. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.

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How to fix this on Squarespace

Review page visibility and indexing settings.

  1. 1Confirm the page is not hidden or password protected.
  2. 2Check any header code that adds noindex.
  3. 3Validate sitemap and crawlability after publishing.

After you fix it

  • ✓Use curl -I to inspect response headers and confirm X-Robots-Tag no longer contains noindex

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