Preventing Search Engine Indexing

URLs can carry sensitive data. HideText uses two simple, practical measures so those links don’t become searchable.

1) HTTP-level noindex

  • When a URL contains a ciphertext parameter (?c=), the server adds X-Robots-Tag: noindex, nofollow to the response header.
  • This tells crawlers not to index the URL before they parse the page, which is more reliable for parameterized links than an HTML meta tag.

2) Canonical pointing

  • Each ciphertext page includes a <link rel="canonical" href="https://hide-text.com/">.
  • Crawlers are instructed to treat the encrypted URL as part of the main site, preventing separate indexing or ranking for each random link.

Summary

  • Random links are not indexed: URLs containing ciphertext parameters (for example ?c=...) are prevented from being indexed and should not appear in search results.
  • The domain is indexed: The root site (https://hide-text.com/) remains indexable and will be treated normally by search engines.
  • Practical effect: You can create many random-looking links that reveal the same content without creating searchable traces.