Why is my privacy settings change not taking?

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  candacew · Member · Mar 20, 2014 at 1:21 pm

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  I originally had the blog set to “Discourage search engines from indexing this site” while it was in its early format. After our bosses give us the thumbs up, I selected “Allow search engines to index this site” and saved changes. It displays this on the dashboard, but the site still displays “This blog is hidden from search engines” icon.

  Not sure what further steps to take, or if I should just “wait it out”?

  Many thanks

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  thatrobyn · Member · Mar 22, 2014 at 8:28 pm

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  Hi there Candace! Congrats on the site launch.

  It may take 4-6 weeks or more for search engines to revisit your blog and discover new content after you’ve changed your privacy settings. Registering your site on Google and requesting an update may help speed up discovery.

  These tools will also assist you manage your site’s visibility:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/webmaster-tools/

  Hope this helps. Best of luck!

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  candacew · Member · Mar 23, 2014 at 6:41 am

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  Thanks, Robyn! (And on the congrats, it’s been fun working with people that don’t quite get the internet…)

  I have already done all the above, and yet I still see the annoying eye and the line telling me the blog is still hidden. Will that disappear only when Google etc start indexing?

  Much appreciated.

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  thatrobyn · Member · Mar 24, 2014 at 7:01 pm

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  Candace, I can relate :) The site looks great!

  Can you please try clearing out your cache and cookies using the guide below?

  Solve Common Browser Issues

  Let me know if that helps with the All-Seeing Eye.

  Also, could you log in with another browser (ie. Chrome, Safari) and let me know if you’re seeing the same issue?

  Thanks much!