Dev Site Indexed By Google

I recommend all CEMs check their accounts for Dev sites that were indexed by Google.

This happens when the dev site’s Dashboard > Settings > Reading > Search Engine Visibility is unchecked – for whatever reason.

You can easily identify this with a Google Site search:
site:devdomainname.q4-host.com

If you identify a dev site that was indexed by Google:

1. Create a task for Dev to have the Dev site URL redirected to the live URL
2. Create a task for _____ to have the Dev site URL removed from the Google Index using the Google Search Console > Remove URL Tool
3. Send an email to NetVantage to be aware of the issue