Plesk site preview URL is getting indexed in google search engine

Applicable to:

Plesk 12.5 for Windows

Note: This article has the reference to the issue with the fix available:

#PPPM-4134 "Support issue #PPPM-4134"
Fixed in:
- Plesk Onyx 17.0 Release 15 November 2016

Please consider updating your server:

Plesk Upgrade Guide

Symptoms

Preview URL like '/plesk-site-preview' for domain example.com is getting indexed in Google search engine.

Cause

Bug #PPPM-4134. It is fixed in Plesk Onyx.

Resolution

Upgrade to the latest Plesk version.

If an upgrade is not possible, perform the following:

Connect to the server via RDP.
Add HTTP response header in IIS Manager > Server > Sites > sitepreview > HTTP response headers:
```
X-Robots-Tag: noindex
```
Restart IIS.

Note: search indexing for website preview options Quick Preview on a domain name in Plesk and Quick Preview on an external domain name cannot be avoided. In this case, use the domain name which is not important in terms of search indexing.

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