Google has revised its manual actions documentation to provide clearer guidance on handling site reputation abuse. The updated guidelines stress the importance of not blocking content with robots.txt if utilizing the noindex rule. Instead, site owners should move violating content to a new domain, utilize the noindex approach to exclude it from search indexing, transform the content into first-party material, or remove it entirely. This change aims to streamline the steps site managers can take to rectify issues related to reputation abuse, consolidating effective action steps in a more user-friendly format.
Google's updated manual actions documentation clarifies that for site reputation abuse, using the noindex rule is preferred over blocking content with robots.txt.
Glenn Gabe highlights Google's shift in guidance, emphasizing the noindex approach for site reputation issues, making it clearer and more actionable for site owners.
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