Where can I find and change the "no indexing" setting in Webflow that is preventing my website from showing up on Google?
TL;DR
- Check and uncheck “Prevent search engines from indexing this page” in each page’s SEO settings.
- Review the robots.txt file in Project Settings > SEO and remove any "Disallow: /" or "Noindex: /" lines.
- Republish your site to apply changes.
- Optionally, use Google Search Console to inspect and request indexing.
If your Webflow site isn’t appearing in Google search results, it may have "no indexing" enabled, which blocks search engines from crawling your site.
1. Check the Page-Level "No Index" Setting
- Go to the Webflow Designer for your project.
- Open the Pages panel (keyboard shortcut: P).
- Select the page you want to check.
- Click the settings icon (gear icon) next to the page name.
- In the SEO Settings section, look for the option “Prevent search engines from indexing this page”.
- Uncheck this box if it’s selected.
- Click Save.
2. Check Site-Wide "No Index" Setting
- Go to Project Settings in Webflow.
- Click on the SEO tab.
- See if the option “Disable Webflow subdomain indexing” or a site-wide setting has been enabled.
- This only affects the webflow.io subdomain but is worth checking.
- Webflow does not provide a site-wide robots.txt “noindex” toggle directly in this panel (you'd need to check robots.txt manually; see next step).
3. Check the robots.txt File
- In Project Settings > SEO tab, scroll to the robots.txt section.
- Review the content of the robots.txt file.
- If you see any lines like Disallow: / or Noindex: /, that may be blocking all search engines.
- Remove or edit these lines as necessary.
- Click Save after making changes.
4. Republish Your Site
- After you’ve made changes, go back to the Webflow Designer or Project Settings > Publishing tab.
- Republish your site to apply all updates.
5. Submit to Google Search Console (Optional, But Recommended)
- Go to Google Search Console.
- Add and verify your domain.
- Use the URL Inspection Tool to request indexing and see any blockages reported.
Summary
To remove the "no indexing" setting in Webflow, check both page-level SEO settings and the robots.txt file in your Project Settings > SEO tab. Uncheck any "Prevent indexing" options, remove restrictive lines from robots.txt, and republish your site.