BUG: CMS pages option for NoIndexation by search engines does not work

[guanooo]

In Prestashop 1.7.8.7 the option for NoIndexation by search engines does not work properly:

1. Yes, it adds the <meta name="robots" content="index"> if you choose to index the page.

BUT ...

2. If you choose not to index any CMS page, Prestashop does not add the <meta name="robots" content="noindex"> to the page.

Clearing page cache or the cache for the whole web site does not fix the issue.

[webprog]

I have checked in prestashop 1.7.8.7 - everything works properly.

CMS page to index - html code without <meta name="robots" content="noindex"> or <meta name="robots" content="index">

CMS page to noindex - html code with <meta name="robots" content="noindex">

[guanooo]

I've also triple-double checked that with different pages. No success, as I mentioned in the original post.

So, no. It doesn't work properly. 😬

I had 12 years of experience with Prestashop and if a simple button like this does not do the job - it smells like a bug.

But you made me think if the update from 1.7.8.5 to 1.7.8.7 could be the reason. As I remember - it was working before the update.

[webprog]

May be problem in update.

I tested in fresh 1.7.8.7

[guanooo]

I can totally confirm that it is not working, because I've created two new pages with nofollow and they got indexed by Google.

Prestashop doesn't include the html code <meta name="robots" content="noindex">. It's totally missing.

Any idea how can I fix that?

Edited September 25, 2022 by guanooo (see edit history)