====== SEO Indexation Rules for Magento 2 User Guide ======

===== Related overview =====

For a shopper-friendly overview of features and setup, see the [[https://toweringmedia.com/magento-2-seo-indexation-rules-user-guide|Magento 2 SEO Indexation Rules User Guide - Robots Control]] on the storefront. This wiki page remains the full technical documentation.

===== Extension context =====

This is a Toweringmedia Magento 2 extension guide for the current admin extension catalog.

===== Product page =====

  * [[https://toweringmedia.com/seo-indexation-rules-for-magento-2|SEO Indexation Rules for Magento 2]] (SKU ''tm-seo-indexation-rules'')

===== Overview =====

This extension gives you rule-based control over robots meta directives in Magento 2. You can noindex pages by route or path pattern, noindex parameterized URLs such as filtered category results, and apply hostname-based protection so a staging domain is never indexed.

===== What this extension does =====

  * Robots meta directives applied by route or path rule.
  * Noindex handling for parameterized URLs such as filter and sort combinations.
  * Hostname-based staging protection.

===== Requirements =====

  * Magento 2.4.x (Open Source or Adobe Commerce).
  * PHP: >=8.1 (as declared by the published package).
  * A current Toweringmedia license and Composer credentials for ''https://composer.toweringmedia.com/''.
  * Requires ''toweringmedia/module-search-intelligence-core'' — Composer installs it automatically.

===== Installation =====

Install and validate in a staging environment before production rollout.

<code bash>
cd /path/to/magento
composer require toweringmedia/module-seo-indexation-rules

bin/magento module:enable Toweringmedia_SeoIndexationRules
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento setup:di:compile
bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f
bin/magento cache:flush
</code>

Currently published versions at the time of writing:

  * ''toweringmedia/module-seo-indexation-rules'' — 1.0.7

Toweringmedia packages are served from the licensed Composer repository ''https://composer.toweringmedia.com/''. If Composer reports that the package could not be found, your credentials are missing or the license does not cover this package yet. Retrieve your keys from **My Account** on toweringmedia.com, or contact [[mailto:support@toweringmedia.com|support@toweringmedia.com]].

General installation notes that apply to every Toweringmedia extension are in the [[https://toweringmedia.com/installation|installation guide]].

===== Configuration =====

  * Stores > Configuration > Towering Media > **SEO Indexation Rules** (config section ''seo_indexation_rules''), group ''general''.
  * Shortcut: Intelligence SEO Suite > **Indexation Rules** opens the same configuration section.

===== Basic usage and what to expect =====

  - Add rules for the routes or path patterns that should not be indexed.
  - Flush cache, then view the page source of an affected URL and confirm the robots meta tag reads as intended.
  - Verify a normal product and category page still say index,follow before leaving it in place.

===== Notes and limitations =====

  * Rules here directly affect whether Google indexes your pages. A rule that is too broad can deindex sections of the store, so verify the rendered robots tag on real URLs after every change.

===== Validation checklist =====

  * ''bin/magento module:status'' shows the module(s) as enabled.
  * Extension configuration saves without errors in Admin.
  * The admin screens listed above are reachable and load without error.
  * Expected storefront/admin behavior is present after a cache flush.
  * No critical PHP/JS errors appear in ''var/log/'' during the primary test flow.

===== Troubleshooting =====

  * **Composer cannot find the package**: confirm the ''https://composer.toweringmedia.com/'' repository and your credentials are present in ''auth.json'', and that your license covers this package.
  * **Feature not visible**: verify module status, flush cache, and redeploy static content.
  * **Admin setting not applying**: clear cache and confirm the config scope (default / website / store view).
  * **Unexpected behavior**: retest with only the required related modules enabled.

===== Support =====

  * [[mailto:support@toweringmedia.com|support@toweringmedia.com]]
  * [[https://toweringmedia.com/magento-maintenance-support|Magento maintenance and support]]

===== Related Magento 2 docs =====

  * [[magento2:extensions:start|Magento 2 extension index]]
  * [[start|Global docs home]]