# System - Meta Robots - - Joomla! 3 - Joomla! 4 - Joomla! 5 - Joomla! 6 - [ plugin ](/content-tags/plugin) - [ system ](/content-tags/system) - [ SEO ](/content-tags/seo) ![System - Meta Robots](https://cdn.richeyweb.com/images/articles/metarobots/system-metarobots.webp) - [JED: System - Meta Robots](https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/site-management/seo-a-metadata/meta-robots/) Joomla gives you four SEO switches. Your site probably needs twenty. System - Meta Robots fills the gap; and now your settings automatically flow down to every child page. Overview--- Every page your site sends to Google with the wrong instructions is a page working against you. System – Meta Robots puts you back in control — telling search engines precisely which pages to show, hide, archive, or limit. Your content appears in search results exactly the way you want it to. ## Proof - 4.5★ rating on the Joomla Extensions Directory - 4 default options vs 20 with this plugin - Supports Joomla 3, 4, 5, and 6 - Every directive Google officially supports, plus a few extras > "One of the best Meta-Tools. You can change the follower and noindex in articles directly. It saves time." - Phillip Blum > "This handy plugin has saved me a lot of time." — Robert G Mears ## How it works Your SEO settings now follow a simple chain of command: 1. Set site-wide defaults once in Global Configuration. 2. Set rules on a parent menu item - every child page inherits them automatically/ 3. Override individual pages or submenus whenever you need an exception. Content-level settings always win. 4. Results are cached so your site doesn't repeat work it's already done. Change the parent. Done ## What you actually get Make pages disappear from Google on a date - Set an expiry on event pages. After that date, Google stops showing them. No manual cleanup. Control what Google shows in search results - Limit snippet length, image preview size, and video preview duration per page. Stop Google from archiving your pages - Turn off the "Cached" link anywhere stale content would be a problem. Block auto-translation - Keep your exact wording intact; no Google-translated versions offered. Settings that cascade (New) - Set it on the parent menu item once. Every child page inherits it. Works everywhere in Joomla - Articles, menus, categories, tags, weblinks, newsfeeds, contacts. Covers PDFs and downloads too - X-Robots-Tag headers handle files that meta tags can't reach. Prevents contradictory rules - Can't accidentally set both `index` and `noindex` at the same time. ## Frequently Asked Questions: Doesn't robots.txt already do this?robots.txt controls whole sections and can be ignored. Meta Robots rules are per-page and respected by Google. Will cascading change settings I've already set?No. Existing content-level settings always win. Cascading only fills gaps where nothing is set. Will this slow my site down?The opposite — resolved menu settings are cached, so the same lookup never runs twice. Is it hard to set up?Upload, enable, done. Same as any Joomla plugin. Technical Details--- **Priority order (v5.1.0):** Content item → Menu item (cascades to nearest parent with a set value) → Global Configuration **Caching:** Resolved menu item values stored via Joomla's globally configured cache mechanism. \*\*Output:\*\* `` in page `` + optional `X-Robots-Tag` HTTP header. **Supported directives:** `index` · `noindex` · `follow` · `nofollow` · `all` · `none` · `noarchive` · `nosnippet` · `notranslate` · `noimageindex` · `noodp` · `noydir` · `indexifembedded` · `max-snippet:\[n\]` · `max-image-preview:\[size\]` · `max-video-preview:\[n\]` · `unavailable\_after:\[date\]` **Works in:** Global Configuration · Articles · Menu Items · Categories · Tags · Weblinks · Newsfeeds · Contacts (and their categories) Compatibility: Joomla 3, 4, 5, 6 · Google Crawling & Indexing spec compliant Reviews--- ## 3 Reviews ### Retrieved from JED monthly #### Complete - Unfiltered ### Nice. #### 2012-05-30 - Robert DeLaurence Looks pretty sweet so thank you. I read the forum where this idea was brought about and think its great that someone needed help and you created a plugin. Outstanding. #### Reply It was a good idea, and I had the ability. Glad you like it! ### Best Meta Tool #### 2012-09-30 - Philipp Blum One of the best Meta-Tools. Thats what i looking for. You can change the follower and noindex attribute in the articles not with an extra Component. It save time. ### Makes life easier #### 2013-09-26 - Robert G Mears Thanks for this handy plugin. 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