Title: Disable WP Robots Author: Jeff Starr Published: మార్చి 1, 2021 Last modified: మార్చి 27, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/disable-wp-robots/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2483863) # Disable WP Robots By [Jeff Starr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-wp-robots.2.2.zip) * [Details](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-robots/#description) * [Reviews](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-robots/#reviews) * [Installation](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-robots/#installation) * [Development](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-robots/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-wp-robots/) ## Description **Does one thing:** Disables the robots meta tag added by WordPress. 👉 Uses only 1KB of code, so super lightweight, fast, and effective. **Features** * Lightweight – only one line of code * Simple to use – activate and done * No settings to worry about * Easy peasy. **More infos** For more information about the new WP Robots functionality: * [New Robots API](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/02/19/robots-api-and-max-image-preview-directive-in-wordpress-5-7/) * [WordPress Plugin: Disable WP Robots](https://perishablepress.com/wordpress-disable-wp-robots/) **Privacy** This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way. Disable WP Robots is developed and maintained by [Jeff Starr](https://x.com/perishable), 15-year [WordPress developer](https://plugin-planet.com/) and [book author](https://books.perishablepress.com/). ## Installation **Installing the plugin** Activate like any other plugin and done. There are no settings, works automatically. More info on [installing WP plugins](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/manage-plugins/#installing-plugins-1). **Uninstalling** To uninstall/remove the plugin, visit the Plugins screen, deactivate and delete the plugin. This plugin makes no changes to the WP database. ## FAQ ### Why is this useful? Many sites add meta tags via SEO plugins, theme enhancements, custom code, or whatever. So when WordPress adds another set of meta tags, there may be conflicting or redundant tags, which is not optimal for SEO. This simple plugin disables the WP robots meta tag completely, so they will not interfere with existing meta robots configurations. ### Is there an “Undo” to reverse the disable? Yes just deactivate the plugin. When the plugin is not active, WordPress will return to default behavior and include the meta robots tag in your pages. ### Got a question? Send any questions or feedback via my [contact form](https://plugin-planet.com/support/#contact) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/66e77d32974695a6d19a72dc92a84fb8a8e74264f4324e1deacc74084c4b54d9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-9143/)󠁿 [nmrockswp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nmrockswp/) మే 12, 2024 Does exactly what it’s supposed to do. Simple and effective. Thank you very much! [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-wp-robots/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Disable WP Robots” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Jeff Starr ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) “Disable WP Robots” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-wp-robots/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Disable WP Robots” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-wp-robots) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-wp-robots/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-wp-robots/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-wp-robots/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-wp-robots/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog If you like Disable WP Robots, please take a moment to [give a 5-star rating](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-wp-robots/reviews/?rate=5#new-post). It helps to keep development and support going strong. Thank you! **2.2 (2026/01/29)** * Improves readme.txt documentation * Tests on PHP 8.4 and 8.5 * Tests on WordPress 6.9 Full changelog @ [https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-wp-robots.txt](https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-wp-robots.txt) ## Meta * Version **2.2** * Last updated **3 వారాలు ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 5.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 5.6.20 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-robots/) మరియు [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-robots/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-wp-robots) * Tags * [disable](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disable/)[meta](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/meta/) [robots](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/robots/) * [Advanced View](https://te.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-wp-robots/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-wp-robots/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-wp-robots/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-wp-robots/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-wp-robots/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-wp-robots/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-wp-robots/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-wp-robots/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Jeff Starr ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) ## Support Got something to say? 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