Add archive page only to sitemap

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Please add the following filter to your theme’s functions.php file:

/**
 * Filter to set noindex to specific categories
 */
add_filter( 'rank_math/frontend/robots', function ( $robots ) {
	$categories = array_map( function ( $category ) {
		return $category->slug;
	}, get_the_category() );

	//Replace your_category with your category slug.
	if ( in_array( 'your_category', $categories ) ) { 
		unset( $robots['index'] );
		$robots['noindex'] = 'noindex';
	}
	return $robots;
} );

You can find the slug of each category against their category name. Copy and paste the slug in the above code snippet.

Note: Once you’ve added the code snippet to set noindex, any attempt to override a specific post inside the WordPress editor by setting index robots meta tag will not work. The post will continue to show noindex in the front-end until you remove the code snippet.

We hope that answers your question. Please don’t hesitate to contact us again if you need further assistance with anything else.
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