Prevent the ADSelfService Plus URL from being listed in search engines

Prevent the ADSelfService Plus URL from being listed in search engines

Keeping ADSelfService Plus hidden from public search results will reduce the risk of unauthorized access or exposure of sensitive data. It’s recommended that you prevent ADSelfService Plus from being indexed by search engines. To do this, follow the steps listed below: 

  1. Open the following files:

    1. <installation folder>\webapps\adssp\html\index.html

    1. <installation folder>\webapps\adssp\selfservice\index.html

    1. <installation folder>\webapps\adssp\webclient\index.html

  1. Locate the <head> tag within each of these files.

  1. Add the following line of code within the <head> tag:

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

 

 

  1. Make this change to each file and save them.

This should ensure that ADSelfService Plus is not listed in the results of search engines. 

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