Why is Google Search Console ignoring our robots.txt disallow directives on certain staging URLs, and how do we fix this indexing leak?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Why is Google Search Console ignoring our robots.txt disallow directives on certain staging URLs, and how do we fix this indexing leak?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
Google Search Central robots.txt blocked URL still indexed noindex removal password protect staging site documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
Google Search Central robots.txt blocked URL still indexed noindex removal password protect staging site documentation Google ↗
- URL Inspection tool · support.google.com
- Robots.txt Introduction and Guide | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Block Search Indexing with noindex | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.cn
- Google Search Console – Removals · search.google.com
- Removals and SafeSearch reports tool · support.google.com
- Removals and SafeSearch reports tool · support.google.com
- URL Inspection documentation · support.google.com
- Page indexing report · support.google.com