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su-sws/stanford\_metatag\_nobots
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stanford\_metatag\_nobots for blocking robots

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\#[Stanford Metatag Nobots](https://github.com/SU-SWS/stanford_metatag_nobots)

##### Version: 7.x-3.x

[](#version-7x-3x)

Maintainers: [jbickar](https://github.com/jbickar), [sherakama](https://github.com/sherakama)[Changelog.txt](CHANGELOG.txt)

This module prevents search engine robots from crawling and indexing a website while it is still in development. This module should only be enabled if you do not want your website to be indexed. Please disable this module when a site is ‘live’.

This is a simple Drupal Features module blocking search engine robots from indexing a site via the X-Robots-Tag HTTP header.

See [https://developers.google.com/webmasters/control-crawl-index/docs/robots\_meta\_tag](https://developers.google.com/webmasters/control-crawl-index/docs/robots_meta_tag) for more information on that HTTP header.

To use: enable the Feature. This will cause all requests to your site to return the following HTTP header:

```
X-Robots-Tag:noindex,nofollow,noarchive

```

You probably will want to disable this module before launching a site.

To test if it's working, you can use curl:

```
curl -I https://foo.stanford.edu/

```

The HTTP headers will be written to stdout

Or, if you want to be more fancy:

```
curl -sS -I https://foo.stanford.edu/ | grep 'X-Robots'

```

That should output "X-Robots-Tag: noindex,nofollow,noarchive" if the headers are being sent correctly.

This will block (well-behaved) search engine robots from crawling your website.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install this module like any other module. [See Drupal Documentation](https://drupal.org/documentation/install/modules-themes/modules-7)

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Nothing special needed.

Troubleshooting
---------------

[](#troubleshooting)

If you are experiencing issues with this module try reverting the feature first. If you are still experiencing issues try posting an issue on the GitHub issues page.

Contribution / Collaboration
----------------------------

[](#contribution--collaboration)

You are welcome to contribute functionality, bug fixes, or documentation to this module. If you would like to suggest a fix or new functionality you may add a new issue to the GitHub issue queue or you may fork this repository and submit a pull request. For more help please see [GitHub's article on fork, branch, and pull requests](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests)

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 19% of packages

Maintenance10

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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