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[–] Snowcano@startrek.website 21 points 3 months ago (4 children)

So how do I actually opt out? My website is just some personal hobby stuff on wordpress that only friends and family look at, I don’t need seo.

[–] ColinHayhurst@lemmy.world 29 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

You should put these entries into your robots.txt file.

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[–] Snowcano@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago

You rock, thank you!

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