---
title: "A warning when WordPress is blocking search engines"
url: "https://plugpress.co/a-warning-when-wordpress-is-blocking-search-engines.md"
canonical: "https://plugpress.co/a-warning-when-wordpress-is-blocking-search-engines/"
published: "2026-07-28"
modified: "2026-08-17"
author: "Fahim"
tags:
  - "Waggle"
---

# A warning when WordPress is blocking search engines

### New

- A site-wide warning when “discourage search engines” is switched on. Easy to leave on after a staging launch.

### Fixed

- The sitemap is no longer served while search engines are discouraged.
- Dashboard fix links that pointed at WordPress settings did nothing when clicked.