All WORDPRESS blog owners check your privacy settings
 

So I was checking some settings on my blogs today (wordpress 2.8.4+) and found out that in the SETTINGS -> PRIVACY the default is set to:

"I would like to block search engines, but allow normal visitors"

WTF? I'm pretty sure this blocks google and other spiders to index my blog. (no traffic from search engines)

:Oh crap

yeah.. for some strange reason they put this by default on versions 2.8+

Pre-checked the fuckers. Below the fold too.

Yeah, and I was wondering why one of my blogs didn't get any love from google.

btw. Now I'm checking some order blogs (with 2.8+ installations) and the settings seem fine. Weird weird ..:upsidedow

thanks for the share

Don't they ask anymore during install, about this?

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I do most of the installs via cpanel (fantastico). But yeah, I remember they do that if you do a normal install

:2 cents::thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

i just unchecked this setting and my blog shot to Top1 in google right away! thanks for sharing

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Someone is going to use that line in a testimonial about their SEO skills for sure.

always check things when upgrading and back it up first

haha :1orglaugh

for a while there during the install the let my blog in google blah check mark was unchecked by default, started at 2.8.0 i think and they fixed it in the more recent ones so itll be checked by default

I found a couple of my newest blogs were set for privacy.
Thanks for the heads up.

huh? doesn't it ask during the install whether you want to be indexed by search engines.

A r g h !

Good to know, thanks for info :)

Yes it does.

Yeah, you need traffic from search engines. Make sure you don't block that.

what are search engines?

Oh fuck, thanks. Just set up 30 domains and forgot about this!

Looks like they fixed this in 2.85, asks during install according to the person who installed them.

you should check that one as soon as you make your site!

just found this shit out yesterday.. glad I did!

Damn you and damn them for fixing this.

Next time when you find a simple check box that eliminates a huge chunk of your competitors from the best traffic available, do not fucking mention it.