How to block custom post type listing page in WordPress?

Question

I am working on WordPress site and having a problem with custom post type functionality. I have created a post type with the name "cust_team" and permalink is set to Post Name:

Post Name : http://example.com/mytheme/sample-post/

Now when I am viewing "http://example.com/mytheme/cust_team" page it shows me a list of all the "cust_team" posts. But when I am viewing http://example.com/mytheme/post or page it redirects to 404 page. I just want to block the custom post type listing page, because its creating duplicate content issue in SEO.

Here is my register post type array::

$cpt_args['cust_team'] = array(
    'labels' => array(
        'name'              => esc_html__('Team Member','mytheme'),
        'singular_name'     => esc_html__('Team Member','mytheme'),
        'add_new'           => esc_html__('Add Team Member','mytheme'),
        'add_new_item'      => esc_html__('Add Team Member','mytheme'),
        'edit_item'         => esc_html__('Edit Team Member','mytheme'),
        'new_item'          => esc_html__('New Team Member','mytheme'),
        'all_items'       => esc_html__( 'All Team Members','mytheme'),
        'not_found'         => esc_html__('No Team Member found','mytheme'),
        'not_found_in_trash'    => esc_html__('No Team Member found in Trash','mytheme'),
        'menu_name'                 => esc_html__('Team Members','mytheme'),
    ),
    'description'       => 'Manage Team Content.',
    'public'                => true,
    'publicly_queryable' => true,
    'show_in_nav_menus'     => true,
    'supports'              => array(
    'title',
    'thumbnail',
    'editor',
    'page-attributes',
    'custom-fields'
    ),
    'show_ui'               => true,
    'show_in_menu'      => true,
    'menu_position'         => 5,
    'has_archive'           => true,
    'menu_icon'             => 'dashicons-admin-post',
    'query_var'             => true,
    'rewrite'               => '',
    'capability_type'   => 'post',
    'map_meta_cap'          => true,
    'rewrite'               => array('slug'  => 'cust_team'),
);

Please tell me what I am doing wrong here. I want to remove custom post type listing page like default post types "post" and "page" do.

dineshkashera dineshkashera · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-22T06:02:45

Please set 'has_archive' => false and 'rewrite' => false.

has_archive

(boolean or string) (optional) Enables post type archives. Will use $post_type as archive slug by default. Default: false

Note: Will generate the proper rewrite rules if rewrite is enabled. Also use rewrite to change the slug used. If string, it should be translatable.

rewrite

(boolean or array) (optional)

Triggers the handling of rewrites for this post type. To prevent rewrites, set to false.

Default: true and use $post_type as slug

Note:

If registering a post type inside of a plugin, call flush_rewrite_rules() in your activation and deactivation hook (see Flushing Rewrite on Activation below). If flush_rewrite_rules() is not used, then you will have to manually go to Settings > Permalinks and refresh your permalink structure before your custom post type will show the correct structure.

I hope it will help you.

How to block custom post type listing page in WordPress?

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