Advocate profiles stay out of search engines unless you opt them in

Improvement

Week of November 9, 2026

Profiles are private to search by default. Advocate profile pages still work for anyone with the link and on your map, but they ask search engines not to list them, and they’re left out of your community’s sitemap. Most advocates are individuals, so their name and town no longer show up in Google.
Opt businesses in. On an advocate’s profile, under Advanced Options, check Show in search engines? to let search engines list that profile. It’s best for bike shops, dealers, rental outfits and other businesses people search for.
We’ve already turned it on for the bike shops, dealers and business locations we could identify in each community.