Need to keep your WordPress site out of Google search results — temporarily or permanently? In this quick tech tip, Charly shows you how to prevent indexing using the Site Visibility setting in WordPress.

✅ You’ll learn:

  • Where to find the “Discourage search engines from indexing this site” option
  • What this setting does and doesn’t do
  • When to use this (e.g. during development, staging, or pre-launch)
  • Why this isn’t a foolproof long-term SEO strategy

If you're building or testing your site and want to keep it private from search engines, this episode is a must-hear.

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About the Author Charly Leetham

Charly Leetham has been in technology for over 40 years - from earning her amateur radio license at 13 to founding and running Ask Charly Leetham, a digital services business serving small businesses worldwide. After losing $1 million in a franchise failure, she rebuilt from scratch and has kept her business running for nearly two decades through skill, systems, and relentless practicality.

She hosts the podcast Rise and Shine - Your Business Tech Boost with Charly Leetham and speaks about what it actually takes to build businesses that work and last - not just look good on paper.

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