Test Configuration
Meta Robots Tag:
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
What This Tests:
  • Detection of pages with noindex directive in meta robots tag
  • Counting of inbound internal links to noindex pages
  • Severity calculation based on link count
  • Identification of "wasted link equity" - links flowing into pages that won't be indexed
SEO Impact:
Problem: This page receives link equity from internal links but cannot pass that value to search engines since it's blocked from indexing. The PageRank flowing here is essentially lost.
Recommended Fix:
  1. If this page should be indexed: Remove the noindex directive
  2. If this page should NOT be indexed: Remove or add rel="nofollow" to internal links pointing here
Expected Detection
Issue Type: Noindex + Links
Severity: High
Inbound Links: 3+ (from hub page)
Robots Meta: noindex, follow
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Page Source (Key Elements)
<head>
    <title>Noindex Page with Internal Links - Test #1</title>

    <!-- THIS BLOCKS INDEXING -->
    <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">

</head>