Automated Collections Pages

[sarah_k_BVA]

One of our clients has new collections pages being added in bulk with sorting features that are indexable and bloating our sitemap. We're not sure where they are coming from- originally we thought the Findify App was creating these, but that does not seem to be the case. I know we can now disallow them in robots.txt, but has this happened to anyone else/where is it coming from?

Here at the URLs, as you can see they have 'created-desc' (aka sorting descending in them):

domain.com/collections/created-desc-backpacks

domain.com/collections/created-desc-bernie-sanders

domain.com/collections/created-desc-bestsellers

domain.com/collections/created-desc-bracelets-watc

domain.com/collections/created-desc-clearance

domain.com/collections/created-desc-crescent-moon

domain.com/collections/created-desc-death-n-bones

domain.com/collections/created-desc-devils-music

domain.com/collections/created-desc-everything

domain.com/collections/created-desc-feminist-and-p

domain.com/collections/created-desc-findify-test-c

domain.com/collections/created-desc-floral-accesso

domain.com/collections/created-desc-floral-rib-cag

domain.com/collections/created-desc-gemstones

domain.com/collections/created-desc-ghosts-aliens

domain.com/collections/created-desc-gift-with-purc

domain.com/collections/created-desc-hats

domain.com/collections/created-desc-hats-2

domain.com/collections/created-desc-homepage-produ

domain.com/collections/created-desc-hoodies

domain.com/collections/created-desc-jurassic-bloom

domain.com/collections/created-desc-lets-sacrifice

domain.com/collections/created-desc-lets-summon-de

domain.com/collections/created-desc-metal

domain.com/collections/created-desc-miscellaneous

domain.com/collections/created-desc-most-popular

domain.com/collections/created-desc-nature

domain.com/collections/created-desc-necklaces

domain.com/collections/created-desc-necromancy-for

domain.com/collections/created-desc-new-m

domain.com/collections/created-desc-politics

domain.com/collections/created-desc-psychedelic-re

domain.com/collections/created-desc-retro

domain.com/collections/created-desc-ringers

domain.com/collections/created-desc-sale

domain.com/collections/created-desc-sale-miscellan

domain.com/collections/created-desc-sale-necklaces

domain.com/collections/created-desc-sale-shirts

domain.com/collections/created-desc-sale-sweaters

domain.com/collections/created-desc-sale-tops

domain.com/collections/created-desc-satanism

domain.com/collections/created-desc-sell-your-soul

domain.com/collections/created-desc-skull-with-flo

domain.com/collections/created-desc-socks

domain.com/collections/created-desc-space

domain.com/collections/created-desc-space-accessor

domain.com/collections/created-desc-star-wars

domain.com/collections/created-desc-star-wars-back

[KieranR]

Yeah seems weird, haven't come accross this in particular. I'd look at the apps you have, maybe a import/export app? Could also look at the activity log see if you can pinpoint who created it.