Pagination is Functionality to open or browser more uploaded posts or item. Browser more items in website trough pagination.
Sometime search engine index duplicate content like page/2 or etc. If you want to stop indexing paginations result via functions.php so page given code in your active theme’s finctions.php file.
How to Stop Indexing page Result of WordPress Website/Blog
/*Add noindex to low value pages*/
function thekroyaard_stop_indexing_pagination(){
# Get page number for paginated archives.
$paged = intval( get_query_var( 'paged' ) );
# Add noindex tag to all archive, search and 404 pages.
if( is_archive() || is_search() || is_404() )
echo '<meta name="robots" content="noindex,follow">';
# Add noindex tag to homepage paginated pages.
if(( is_home() || is_front_page() ) && $paged >= 2 )
echo '<meta name="robots" content="noindex,follow">';
}
add_action('wp_head','thekroyaard_stop_indexing_pagination', 4 );
Then Save.
