[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63069: No index readme.html

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#63069: No index readme.html
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 Reporter:  peterwilsoncc   |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  6.8
Component:  General         |    Version:
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                  |
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 [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Installation:+Famous+5-minute+install%22+%22Sign+in+with+the+username+and+password+you+chose+during+the+installation.+If+a+password+was+generated+for+you,+you+can+then+click+on+%E2%80%9CProfile%E2%80%9D+to+change+the+password.%22
 search for text in the WordPress readme.html file] shows a lot of sites
 with the page showing up in their search results (you will need to click
 "show duplicate results".

 In all likelihood this is unintended by the site owner as the content is
 unrelated to their site. It also affects the SEO results of the
 [https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/before-install
 /howto-install/ install guide] on WordPress.org.

 To prevent this, it would be beneficial to add a `noindex,nofollow` meta
 tag to the header of this page.

 As this is a small change, I've put it on the 6.8 milestone as a task but
 I'm happy if the release squad would prefer to wait until the next
 release.

 Follow up to #63000.

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