apache/sedona

docs: Hide older Sedona document pages from showing up in google searches

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#2180 opened on Jul 28, 2025

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Description

Hide older Sedona document pages from don't show up in google searches. We should not completely remove access to the older documentation versions, but just make it so they aren't showing up as top google search results. I often click a link and find that I'm on an older doc page for some reason.

Ran a quick LLM query, and it seems like this is fixable through fixing HTML code somehow. It said something about setting content="noindex" field for a <meta> tag and setting rel="canonical" of a <link> tag. Didn't look into this further, these may or may not work.

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Tech stack
html
Domain
documentation
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
HTMLbasic web development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80
Research direction
Investigate the documentation build system, likely under the 'docs/' directory, to locate the template files for older versions. Add a <meta name='robots' content='noindex'> tag to those templates and ensure a canonical link pointing to the latest version is included. Check the existing comments for any maintainer hints or prior attempts.