{"id":1515796,"date":"2018-04-25T07:40:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T14:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/noindex-of-events-archive-and-calendar-events\/"},"modified":"2018-04-25T07:40:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T14:40:14","slug":"noindex-of-events-archive-and-calendar-events","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/noindex-of-events-archive-and-calendar-events\/","title":{"rendered":"noindex of Events Archive and Calendar Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So I&#8217;ve read that there is, by default, a noindex set on the Events Calendar. What I can&#8217;t find is if the actual events are noindex&#8217;ed. Google Console has noticed, as my Yoast Site map is <em>including<\/em> both the archive and the actual events, but is being noindexed by the Calendar itself. I&#8217;ve found the snippet to remove the noindex, or I can turn off the Events Archive Yoast and re-generate the sitemap. <\/p>\n<p>My first question is if I want to index the actual calendar events, should I do so knowing I have my calendar set to discard events older than 24 months? Is there any value one way or the other?<\/p>\n<p>My second question is more along the lines of which should I do for the main calendar? I understand conceptually why the noindex is set by default. It&#8217;s just an archive of events that cycle through and eventually disappear. Are there any people in your support team with more knowledge of SEO than me to toss in a valid opinion? 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