Unable to change indexing for pages in second language

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Assisted by: Lauren.

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May 16, 2023 at 4:15 pm
nickS-28	we are experiencing a bug with noindexing pages
May 16, 2023 at 5:47 pm
May 17, 2023 at 2:15 pm #13665091
Lauren WPML Supporter since 10/2015 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)	I have tested the site and with WPML, the default language home page is set to Yes to index in the backend but when viewing the source code shows: content='index, nofollow I then enabled WPML and tested with this page: hidden link which is set to Yes to index and on the source code, I see content='index, follow' I next edited the English translation of this page and set index to No in the advanced yoast settings. When I view the source code for hidden link I see content='noindex, follow' So, it appears to be working as expected but not on the homepage. However, even with WPML deactivated, I am not able to change the index status of the homepage using the settings in the page editor. So I think for the homepage, the issue is coming from somewhere else. If there is a page other than the homepage where you are still seeing the issue, please let me know and I will be happy to further test.