Template:INDEX/doc

Usage

This template sets the __INDEX__ behavior switch, a magic word which instructs search engines to index the page. The only difference between the template and the magic word is that the template may optionally display a message.

On BattleTechWiki, __INDEX__ and {{INDEX}} should only be used on User and User talk pages, where they override the default, which is not to index these pages.

Optional parameters

• |visible = yes : makes the template display a line of plain text to inform editors that the page is included in search engine indexing, e.g. {{INDEX|visible = yes}} shows the message:

This page has been added to search engine indexes.

• Note: regardless of this parameter, if the template is used in an unsupported namespace, the following will be displayed instead:

• |demo = yes : makes {{INDEX}} work even if it is placed in the wrong namespace so that examples of the template can function, e.g. on this doc page – {{INDEX|visible = yes|demo = yes}} renders as:

This page has been added to search engine indexes.

Usage tracking

This template was originally used as a tracking mechanism for __INDEX__ usage; valid uses are now tracked by Category:Indexed pages.

See also

• Template:NOINDEX
• BattleTechWiki:Controlling search engine indexing

MediaWiki

• MediaWiki:Robots.txt
• mw:Manual:Configuration settings#Robot policies
• Default robot policy (github.com)
• Default robot policy (git.wikimedia.org)