Disable SEO Indexing in GoHighLevel

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How to Disable SEO Indexing for WordPress Sites in GoHighLevel

If you manage websites in ClickUp, client CRMs, or directly inside GoHighLevel, you may sometimes need to hide a WordPress site from search engines. Disabling SEO indexing prevents pages from appearing in search results while you are building, testing, or restricting access to specific content.

This guide explains, step by step, how to disable search engine indexing for WordPress sites that are connected to your GoHighLevel account, following the same approach used in the official platform documentation.

When to Disable Indexing in GoHighLevel Projects

Before changing any settings, confirm that you actually want search engines to ignore the site. Common reasons for disabling indexing for a WordPress installation linked through GoHighLevel include:

  • Staging or development environments that are not ready for the public.
  • Private membership or internal training areas that should not appear in Google.
  • Duplicate sites used for testing funnels or layouts.
  • Temporary campaign pages that will be replaced by a final version later.

Once indexing is disabled, search engines are instructed not to crawl or show these pages. This is helpful in many GoHighLevel workflows where you run experiments without impacting your main SEO strategy.

How GoHighLevel Connects to WordPress

Many marketers integrate WordPress with GoHighLevel to manage funnels, forms, and tracking. The WordPress site itself still controls its own SEO visibility settings. That means you must configure the no-index option directly inside WordPress, even though the site is used in GoHighLevel campaigns.

The steps below follow the standard WordPress process for blocking indexing and match the method described in the original documentation from the GoHighLevel knowledge base.

Step-by-Step: Disable SEO Indexing for a GoHighLevel WordPress Site

Use the following procedure on each WordPress installation that you want to hide from search engines, whether it is a staging subdomain, client preview site, or a private project attached to GoHighLevel.

Step 1: Log in to Your WordPress Dashboard

  1. Open a browser and go to your WordPress login URL, typically /wp-admin on your domain.
  2. Enter your administrator username and password.
  3. Click Log In to access the WordPress dashboard.

Make sure you are logging into the same domain or subdomain that is connected to your GoHighLevel account so you update the correct site.

Step 2: Open the WordPress Reading Settings

  1. From the left-hand menu in WordPress, hover over Settings.
  2. Click on Reading in the submenu.

The Reading Settings page controls how your homepage displays and includes an option that directly affects search engine indexing, which is important for any GoHighLevel-related WordPress configuration.

Step 3: Enable the “Discourage Search Engines” Option

  1. On the Reading Settings page, scroll down until you see the section labeled Search Engine Visibility.
  2. Locate the checkbox that says Discourage search engines from indexing this site.
  3. Check this box to tell search engines not to index your WordPress site.

WordPress will display a note explaining that it is up to search engines to honor this request, but this is the standard and recommended way to hide sites tied into GoHighLevel workflows when you do not want them to appear publicly.

Step 4: Save Your Changes

  1. After selecting the checkbox, scroll to the bottom of the page.
  2. Click the Save Changes button.

Once saved, WordPress automatically sends a no-index signal to search engines. Any GoHighLevel integrations that point to this WordPress site will now be referencing a property that is set not to be indexed.

Verifying That Indexing Is Disabled

To confirm that the new settings are applied correctly, run these quick checks on the WordPress site associated with your GoHighLevel account:

  • View the site’s source code: Open the homepage, right-click, and select View Page Source. Look for a noindex directive in the meta robots tag.
  • Use an SEO browser extension: Many SEO tools can quickly confirm that the page is marked as no-index.
  • Check Google Search Console (if configured): Over time, the pages should either drop out of the index or be reported as excluded with a no-index rule.

These checks help ensure the WordPress settings align with your GoHighLevel campaign requirements and that unwanted pages are not competing with your primary funnel or main website.

SEO Considerations for GoHighLevel Users

Disabling indexing can be powerful for controlling the visibility of testing or temporary assets used in GoHighLevel. However, use this setting carefully:

  • Do not enable on main production sites: Your live public website or core funnel pages should remain indexable if organic traffic is a goal.
  • Avoid accidental no-index: Always double-check that a site meant for SEO growth is not accidentally discouraged from indexing.
  • Plan your site structure: Use separate subdomains or dedicated staging environments for experiments linked to GoHighLevel automations.

By planning which sites should be indexed and which should not, you can keep search engines focused on your best content while still using WordPress and GoHighLevel together for testing and private campaigns.

More Help for GoHighLevel and WordPress

If you want to review the original platform instructions, you can visit the official documentation on how to disable SEO indexing for WordPress sites used with GoHighLevel here: GoHighLevel WordPress SEO indexing guide.

For broader marketing strategy, funnel optimization, and technical implementation around WordPress and GoHighLevel, you can also explore expert resources at Consultevo.

Summary

To disable SEO indexing for WordPress sites that you manage alongside GoHighLevel:

  1. Log into the correct WordPress dashboard.
  2. Go to Settings > Reading.
  3. Check Discourage search engines from indexing this site under Search Engine Visibility.
  4. Save your changes.

Following these steps ensures that your staging, private, or temporary WordPress sites connected to GoHighLevel stay out of search results while you focus your SEO efforts on the pages that truly matter.

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