# How to noindex topics within a specific category?

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [December 30, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-noindex-topics-within-a-specific-category/392395 "2025-12-30T13:43:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-noindex-topics-within-a-specific-category/392395/2 "2025-12-30T15:25:07Z")

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So you want everyone except for search engines to be able to see topics in that category?

What’s the use case?

You’ll need a custom plugin if I understand what you’re wanting.

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