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Disallow indexing of the generated PDF

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Description

Hi,

Question: I'd like to prevent search engines to index certain PDF-files. I see that the common way to go is to include the following tag in the headers.

X-Robots-Tag: noindex

Is this done automatically if I use the following meta-tag in my HTML?

<meta name="robots" content="noindex">

How should we go about this?
Thanks.

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First determine how generated PDF responses set headers and whether HTML meta tags affect them; done means establishing a supported way to prevent search indexing of selected generated PDFs.

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Tech stack
php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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