Check whether search engines are blocking your web pages with our free Noindex Tag Checker. Simply input URLs and click “Check” to discover whether or not they have the noindex tag.
What is a Noindex Tag?
Alright, summary—noindex is an HTML meta tag or HTTP header directive that instructs search engines not to include that page in their indexes. Essentially, it is specifying, “Hey Google, don’t include this one in the search results.”
This can come in handy if you have some pages that you’re trying to hide, or to avoid the issue of having duplicate content, or to hide test pages. But sometimes this tag is added unintentionally—and that’s where the problems begin. Like seriously bad problems. Your most important pages fail to show up in search, traffic plummets, and you have no clue why.
Why You Should Look for Noindex Tags
In earnest, this ought to be included in every SEO audit. Regardless of whether you are developing a personal blog, an eCommerce site, or a client project—understanding what is indexed and why not is paramount.
A forgotten noindex tag can quietly destroy your rankings. We’ve witnessed it happen too many times, for example, with site redesigns or plugins malfunctioning. With this tool, you can check several URLs at once. No more going “view source” one at a time like in the good old days of 2010.
How to Use the Noindex Tag Checker
As simple as can be:
- paste up to 10 URLs in the box—one per line
- Click “Check”.
- View which pages are employing noindex.
Noindex Tag Checker
Enter up to 10 URLs below (one per line) to check for noindex meta or HTTP header.
We’ll check the source code and HTTP headers of every URL for the presence of the noindex directive, either in the meta tags or delivered from the server.
Tip: Begin with the high-value pages for large websites—the home, the products, the landing pages, etc. Those are the most important ones.
What This Tool Does
✅ Existence of in the HTML of
✅ HTTP response headers with x-robots-tag: noindex
✅ HTML-blocked pages that are also header-blocked
✅ Indexable pages (where you can see what is acceptable)
When Noindex is the Problem
Let’s assume that your blog posts have just vanished from Google. Or that your category pages are no longer displaying. First to check? Yes—noindex tags.
The tag is frequently added by
- SEO plugins like Yoast, Rank Math, etc.
- CMS settings
- Developers while staging/testing
- Content writers who press the wrong switch
One small error can cause a huge decline in organic visibility.
When Noindex is Actually Good
When Noindex is Really Good In all honesty, there are moments where you wish for this tag:
- Thank-you pages following a form submission
- Login or checkout pages
- Internal search results pages
- Low-quality or duplicated pages
But again—be thoughtful. Noindex should be a decision, not an oversight.
Real Talk: Why This Tool
We created this because we’ve been there. You labor so much on SEO, then some sneaky noindex tag ruins months of work. This tool alerts you to catch it before the worst happens.
FAQs
Q: Does this tool crawl the pages or simply verify the source code?
A: It examines both the HTML source and HTTP headers for noindex indications.
Q: Does the site show that a page is blocked by robots.txt?
A: Nope. This tool is strictly about the noindex tag. If you want to check robots.txt, we have a separate tool for that.
Q: Can I check hundreds of URLs?
A: Not here. This one is restricted to 10 URLs at a time to maintain swiftness and tidiness. For large-scale auditing, utilize a crawler such as Screaming Frog or Sitebulb.