[SmartCrawl Pro] - Exclude specific category posts from indexing

smartcrawl-exclude-category-posts-indexing.php

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: [SmartCrawl Pro] Exclude specific category posts from indexing
 * Description: Exclude specific category posts from indexing.
 * Author: Prashant @ WPMUDEV
 * Task: SLS-6316
 * Author URI: https://premium.wpmudev.org
 * License: GPLv2 or later
 */

if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	exit; // Exit if accessed directly.
}

add_filter( 'wp_robots', 'wpmudev_exclude_specific_category_posts', 9999 );
function wpmudev_exclude_specific_category_posts( $robots ) {
	if ( is_singular( 'post' ) && has_category( 'xy' ) ) { // Please change the category name and post type.
		$robots['noindex']  = true;
		$robots['nofollow'] = true;
	}
	return $robots;
}