Overview
Approved, public Contently portfolio pages at https://<username>.contently.com/ may not appear in Google (or other search engines) because the page HTML intentionally includes a noindex directive.
This is expected, template-driven platform behavior (not an account misconfiguration), and there is no user-facing setting to override it.
Key Information
- The portfolio page includes the following robots meta tag in the HTML
<head>, which instructs compliant search engines not to index the page:
<meta name="robots" content="noindex">- Your portfolio can still be public and approved and load normally via direct URL (no login required) while remaining non-indexable.
- This behavior is applied globally at the portfolio layout/template level, meaning it affects all portfolio pages using that layout—not just a single profile.
- You can verify impact by searching Google for
site:<username>.contently.com, which typically returns no indexed results whennoindexis present. - There is no per-profile exception/override available and no customer-side configuration that enables indexing under the current product behavior.
- A product enhancement request (for example, opt-in indexing or conditional indexing for public + approved portfolios) may be submitted, but there is no committed implementation timeline.
Customer Impact
No immediate customer-side remediation is available to make https://<username>.contently.com/ indexable while the platform applies meta name="robots" content="noindex".
If SEO visibility is required now, publish your portfolio content on an indexable property you control (for example, your company website) and link to your Contently portfolio as a supplemental reference. If you want indexing enabled on Contently portfolios, submit a feature request (for example, opt-in indexing or indexing enabled when a portfolio is public + approved).
Frequently Asked Questions
- 1. How do I know if my Contently portfolio is being blocked from Google indexing?
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Open
https://<username>.contently.com/, view the page source, and search forrobots. If you see the following tag, search engines are instructed not to index the page:<meta name="robots" content="noindex"> - 2. My portfolio is approved and public. Why is it still not indexed?
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Approval/public access does not change indexing behavior. The portfolio template applies
meta name="robots" content="noindex"by design, which prevents indexing even for public, approved profiles. - 3. Can Support remove the
noindextag or enable an exception for my profile? -
No. There is no user-facing override or per-profile exception available. The path forward is a product/feature request to change the platform-wide behavior. A feature request (via #60253281) to our product team has already been submitted.
- 4. Is this a bug?
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No. This was confirmed as intentional, template-driven behavior rather than an account misconfiguration or defect.
- 5. What should I do if I need SEO visibility immediately?
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Publish your portfolio content on an indexable site you control (for example, your company website) and link to your Contently portfolio for additional context. If you want Contently to support indexing, submit a feature request for opt-in or conditional indexing.