Prevent Google from Placing Your Site in the Cache/Archive

Contributed by davak August 7, 2004  
Tagged: Google

Google automatically forms a cache of your site; however, you can disable this.

I use google’s cache all the time. Sites get slashdotted or are down for some reason… and google keeps a nice copy for your pleasure.

Some sites contain a lot of private information. Other people may have a problem with google keeping a copy of their information for copyright reasons.

This meta-tag will prevent google from forming a cache of your site.