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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.<\/p>\n\n<p>Disable WP Robots is developed and maintained by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/perishable\">Jeff Starr<\/a>, 15-year <a href=\"https:\/\/plugin-planet.com\/\">WordPress developer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/books.perishablepress.com\/\">book author<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<p><strong>Installing the plugin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Activate like any other plugin and done. There are no settings, works automatically.<\/p>\n\n<p>More info on <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/manage-plugins\/#installing-plugins-1\">installing WP plugins<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Uninstalling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>To uninstall\/remove the plugin, visit the Plugins screen, deactivate and delete the plugin. This plugin makes no changes to the WP database.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"why%20is%20this%20useful%3F\"><h3>Why is this useful?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>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.<\/p>\n\n<p>This simple plugin disables the WP robots meta tag completely, so they will not interfere with existing meta robots configurations.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20there%20an%20%22undo%22%20to%20reverse%20the%20disable%3F\"><h3>Is there an \"Undo\" to reverse the disable?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes just deactivate the plugin. 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