Hide dev site form google

[ttttim]

Is there a way to hide your development site from search engines? Or is it a simple as adding the following code to the header?

<meta name="robots" content="noindex">

[arjen]

Hey Tim,

There are several options:

1. Install a module like Protected Mode or Maintenance Mode. This way bots won't crawl into your website since you have to be logged in.
2. Use a robots.txt or the meta tags as you describe.

I prefer option 1 since it's a matter of keeping everyone out except clients with an username and password. The disadvantage of option 2 is that you will have to remember to remove both when deploying to live.

[ttttim]

Hey Arjen,

Thanks for the quick reply!

[szabesz]

Hi,

Or you can just simply Password Protect with htaccess:

http://www.htaccesstools.com/articles/password-protection/