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AI-generatedSearch Engine Visibility robots meta vs Per-Product Visibility for pre-launch catalog control
Goal is to keep a WooCommerce shop non-indexable during pre-launch while still allowing direct product URLs to resolve for internal review. Two documented controls exist. Settings > Reading > Search Engine Visibility adds a robots meta tag to discourage indexing of the shop front. Per-product Visibility settings allow Catalog, Search, or Both, which re