How to Block Staging Sites From Google (Robots + Password + Noindex)
Block staging site from google
Updated: December 28, 2025 • Use this as a practical workflow. Provider dashboards change—adapt the steps to your UI.
Ad slot (optional)
Must do
- Add password protection.
- Set noindex.
- Disallow crawling in robots.txt.
- Remove staging from sitemaps.
Next steps
- True Cost Calculator (avoid billing surprises)
- Core Web Vitals checklist (speed basics)
- WordPress backups best practices
- Best WordPress hosting for X