# How to enable search engine indexing?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-search-engine-indexing/286565>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 25, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-search-engine-indexing/286565 "2023-11-25T00:51:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-search-engine-indexing/286565/4 "2023-11-25T03:06:10Z")

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That’s why they’ll be changing it from `on` to `off`:

> [@WanderingsIshiki](#):
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> We want to make the content indexable to search engines and viewable to users, only requiring an account if they want to post.

What OP described means that setting is currently enabled. Looking at the link they provided that site is currently login only.

Turning it off will both allow content to be indexed and viewed by users. They will only need to register and login if they need to post.

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