WordPress has one small checkbox - Settings → Reading → "Discourage search engines from indexing this site" - that quietly tells Google and every other search engine to stay away. It's meant for sites still under construction, and forgetting to switch it off at launch is one of the most common (and most expensive) WordPress mistakes: your new site looks perfect, but weeks pass with no organic traffic because search engines were told not to look.

SiteCare Search Engine Visibility makes that hidden setting impossible to miss. A small eye icon sits in your admin bar on every page:

• Green eye - your site is visible to search engines.
• Red eye - your site is hidden from search engines.

One glance tells you where you stand. And if your site is hidden, you don't even have to hunt for the setting: a clear warning appears in your dashboard with a one-click "Make my site visible" button that fixes it instantly. There's nothing to configure, no dashboard to check, and no measurable effect on performance - install it once and never get caught out by that checkbox again.

What does the plugin do?

Displays a red or green eye icon in the admin bar to monitor your site's search engine visibility.

How do I use it?

Click the icon to go directly to the Search Engine Visibility settings page.

Does it require any configuration?

No, it works immediately after activation.

How can I tell if my site is visible?

Red eye = site is hidden from search engines; Green eye = site is visible.

What if my site is hidden?

You'll see a clear warning in your dashboard with a one-click "Make my site visible" button that fixes the setting instantly. You can also dismiss the warning; it comes back automatically if the site is ever hidden again.

Will I find out if I am not logged in?

Yes. The moment the setting flips to "hidden", the plugin emails the site administrator - and a twice-daily background check catches even changes made directly in the database (for example by a migration tool). You get one email per incident, never a flood.

Can I support the plugin development?

Yes, via Buy Me a Coffee.

2.9.6

• Added the missing Domain Path header so the bundled translations load correctly.
• Set "Requires at least" to 4.1 to match the WordPress features the plugin uses.

2.9.5

• Czech translation is back on board alongside the five world languages.

2.9.4

• Maintenance release: refreshed directory assets and metadata. No functional changes.

2.9.3

• Unified translations across the SiteCare family: five world languages (German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian).
• Refreshed screenshots.

2.9.2

• Shortened the directory description to fit WordPress.org limits.

2.9.1

• License unified across the SiteCare family to GPLv2 or later; uniform screenshots.

2.9.0

• New: email alert to the site admin the moment the site becomes hidden from search engines - one email per incident.
• New: twice-daily background check that also catches changes made directly in the database (e.g. by migration tools).
• New: uninstall cleanup - the plugin now removes everything it stored when you delete it.
• Readme: proper FAQ formatting.

2.8.6

• Fine-tuned the admin-bar eye so it sits exactly on the toolbar centre.

2.8.5

• The admin-bar eye now uses a native Dashicon, so it is perfectly aligned and evenly spaced with the other toolbar icons.

2.8.3

• Unified the SiteCare box to match the other plugins; the link now points to app.sitecare.cz.

2.8.2

• Fixed: the admin-bar eye icon is now vertically centred, in line with the other toolbar icons.

2.8.1

• Added a subtle link to SiteCare for people who manage several sites and want them all kept visible from one dashboard.

2.8.0

• New: a clear dashboard warning now appears whenever your site is hidden from search engines, so you never miss it.
• New: one-click "Make my site visible" button right in the warning - fix the setting instantly without hunting through Settings.
• The warning is dismissible and automatically returns if the site is ever accidentally hidden again.

2.7.0

• Rebranded to SiteCare – Search Engine Visibility, part of the SiteCare plugin family
• Added a Donate link to the plugin's row on the Plugins screen
• Support is now handled through Buy Me a Coffee

2.6.1

• Fixed the text domain to match the plugin slug so translations load correctly
• Housekeeping: HTTPS links in headers, standardized readme

2.6.0

• Tested up to WordPress 6.8.3
• Minor fixes and optimizations

2.5.0

• Tested up to WordPress 6.8.3
• Minor fixes and optimizations

2.4.0

• Tested up to WordPress 6.8.3
• Minor fixes and optimizations

2.3.0

• Tested up to WordPress 6.8.3
• Minor fixes and optimizations

2.2.0

• Tested up to WordPress 6.6.2

2.1.0

• Tested up to WordPress 6.6.2

2.0.0

• Tested up to WordPress 6.2

1.9.0

• Tested up to WordPress 5.7

1.8.0

• Tested up to WordPress 5.6

1.7.0

• Tested up to WordPress 5.5.3

1.6.0

• Tested up to WordPress 5.0.3

1.5.0

• Tested up to WordPress 4.9.8

1.4.0

• Tested up to WordPress 4.9.2

1.3.0

• Tested up to WordPress 4.9.1

1.2.0

• Tested up to WordPress 4.8.2

1.1.0

• Tested up to WordPress 4.7

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Adds red/green eye icon in the admin bar to monitor search engine visibility
• Direct access to Search Engine Visibility settings
• Works immediately, no setup required
• Lightweight and efficient
• Supports donations via Buy Me a Coffee

From your WordPress dashboard (recommended)

1. Go to Plugins → Add New and search for "SiteCare Search Engine Visibility".
2. Click Install Now, then Activate.

Manual upload

1. Download the plugin .zip file.
2. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin and choose the .zip.
3. Click Install Now, then Activate.

Getting started

There's nothing to set up. The eye icon appears in your admin bar right away - green if your site is visible to search engines, red if it's hidden. Click it any time to open the setting.

A red eye in the admin bar, plus a clear dashboard warning with a one-click fix, when your site is hidden from search engines.



A green eye in the admin bar when your site is visible to search engines.