Description
Discourage Search Engines Notifier adds a clear red or green eye icon to your WordPress admin bar, instantly indicating whether your site is hidden from search engines. Clicking the icon takes you directly to the Search Engine Visibility settings page. No setup or configuration is required—simply install and activate the plugin.
Key Features
- Red/green eye icon indicating search engine visibility
- Direct access to the Search Engine Visibility settings
- Works out of the box with no configuration required
- Lightweight and efficient, with minimal impact on performance
- Supports donations via Ko-fi and Buy Me a Coffee
License
This plugin is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. See the license.txt file for details.
Screenshots
Red eye icon – site is NOT visible to search engines 
Green eye icon – site IS visible to search engines
Installation
- Download the plugin and upload it to
/wp-content/plugins/or use the WordPress plugin uploader - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- The eye icon will appear in the WordPress admin bar
FAQ
- What does the plugin do? Displays a red or green eye icon in the admin bar to monitor your site’s search engine visibility.
- How do I use it? Click the icon to go directly to the Search Engine Visibility settings page.
- Does it require any configuration? No, it works immediately after activation.
- How can I tell if my site is visible? Red eye = site is hidden from search engines; Green eye = site is visible.
- Can I support the plugin development? Yes, via Ko-fi or Buy Me a Coffee.
Reviews
August 22, 2022
I install this plugin on various web sites.
It is helpful to see the red or green icon up top in the black admin bar area.
For developing web sites the red icon reminds me that I need to make the site searchable for search engines.
Thank you very much!
December 13, 2016
Very useful 🙂
November 4, 2016
Bang….! Straight, no frills.
As simple as this plugin is….makes my daily routine check much more automated…well done to the developer!
November 3, 2016
I always forget to turn this feature on production. This is great 🙂 Thank you!
Contributors & Developers
“Discourage Search Engines Notifier” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
2.6.0
- Tested up to WordPress 6.8.3
- Minor fixes and optimizations
2.5.0
- Tested up to WordPress 6.8.3
- Minor fixes and optimizations
2.4.0
- Tested up to WordPress 6.8.3
- Minor fixes and optimizations
2.3.0
- Tested up to WordPress 6.8.3
- Minor fixes and optimizations
2.2.0
- Tested up to WordPress 6.6.2
2.1.0
- Tested up to WordPress 6.6.2
2.0.0
- Tested up to WordPress 6.2
1.9.0
- Tested up to WordPress 5.7
1.8.0
- Tested up to WordPress 5.6
1.7.0
- Tested up to WordPress 5.5.3
1.6.0
- Tested up to WordPress 5.0.3
1.5.0
- Tested up to WordPress 4.9.8
1.4.0
- Tested up to WordPress 4.9.2
1.3.0
- Tested up to WordPress 4.9.1
1.2.0
- Tested up to WordPress 4.8.2
1.1.0
- Tested up to WordPress 4.7
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Adds red/green eye icon in the admin bar to monitor search engine visibility
- Direct access to Search Engine Visibility settings
- Works immediately, no setup required
- Lightweight and efficient
- Supports donations via Ko-fi and Buy Me a Coffee