The search engine settings make it possible to control how booking pages are indexed by search engines such as Google. This is done via meta tags in the page's HTML code.
Available meta tags
- noindex: Tells search engines not to include the page in the search index. The page then does not appear in search results
- nofollow: Tells search engines not to follow the links on the page and not to give them weight
Use cases
- Booking forms should not be found directly via search engines (the booking page is only intended for customers who know the direct link)
- Staging/test instances should not be indexed
- Tenant calendars should not compete with the company's own website
Note: The effect of noindex depends on whether search engine bots can crawl the page at all. If the page is not accessible anyway due to password protection or robots.txt, noindex is redundant.