Discourage Search Engines — WordPress SEO Plugin
Discourage Search Engines – Dashboard notification
by Flint · WordPress.org page
Discourage Search Engines has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,835 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 8, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Discourage Search Engines at a glance
Is Discourage Search Engines well maintained?
Discourage Search Engines reviews and ratings
2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Great plug-in
Works as advertised! A very useful tool when developing new websites.
stijndw -
Fantastic!
Does what it is supposed to do.
rubenpauwels
Details
Show a dashboard notification to remind you that 'Discourage Search Engines' is still enabled in the settings.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Discourage Search Engines competes in
Tags
- dashboard notification
- development
- Discourage Search Engines
- search engine discourage
- seo
- Version
- 1.6.1
- Last updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- First published
- Mar 9, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 4.6
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Discourage Search Engines FAQ
How many active installs does Discourage Search Engines have?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Discourage Search Engines as of September 7, 2026.
Is Discourage Search Engines still maintained?
The last release was on July 8, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Discourage Search Engines free?
Discourage Search Engines is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.