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

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 Webflow

Use page SEO and hosting settings.

  1. 1Confirm indexing is enabled on the page.
  2. 2Review custom code for noindex or canonical conflicts.
  3. 3Publish and verify the URL in source and Search Console.

After you fix it

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

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