By Summary
The blog post provides a detailed guide on how to remove specific products or collections from search engine results on Shopify. It explains the reasons for wanting to do so and walks readers through a step-by-step process, including accessing the theme code, adding the necessary meta tag, and verifying the changes. Additionally, it covers optional steps like removing URLs from Google Search Console and addressing search page indexing issues. The post emphasizes the importance of controlling what content is indexed by search engines and offers assistance for any questions or concerns. Overall, it serves as a comprehensive resource for managing search visibility on Shopify.
On a rare occasion you might want to remove one of your products or an entire product collection from search engine results across the web. There are a multitude of reasons for wanting to do this, for example you might want to make a product private or perhaps you have long-term stock issues with a product but do not wish to delete it completely. Whatever the case, when removing a product or collection from search results is the right move, there is really only one way you can do this easily on Shopify’s platform.
Simple version:
Add this code to your theme’s theme.liquid page in the