diff --git a/websiteFunctions/static/websiteFunctions/websiteFunctions.js b/websiteFunctions/static/websiteFunctions/websiteFunctions.js
index ec97c4d02..e5829e3f3 100755
--- a/websiteFunctions/static/websiteFunctions/websiteFunctions.js
+++ b/websiteFunctions/static/websiteFunctions/websiteFunctions.js
@@ -662,7 +662,6 @@ app.controller('WPsiteHome', function ($scope, $http, $timeout, $compile, $windo
         $scope.wordpresshomeloading = false;
         $('#wordpresshomeloading').show();
 
-
         var url = "/websites/UpdateWPSettings";
 
         if (setting === "PasswordProtection") {
@@ -673,7 +672,6 @@ app.controller('WPsiteHome', function ($scope, $http, $timeout, $compile, $windo
                     PPUsername: $scope.PPUsername,
                     PPPassword: $scope.PPPassword,
                 }
-
             } else {
                 var data = {
                     WPid: $('#WPid').html(),
@@ -681,9 +679,13 @@ app.controller('WPsiteHome', function ($scope, $http, $timeout, $compile, $windo
                     PPUsername: '',
                     PPPassword: '',
                 }
-
             }
-
+        } else if (setting === 'search-indexing') {
+            var data = {
+                WPid: $('#WPid').html(),
+                setting: setting,
+                settingValue: $scope.searchIndexEnabled ? 1 : 0
+            }
         } else {
             var settingValue = 0;
             if ($('#' + setting).is(":checked")) {
@@ -696,7 +698,6 @@ app.controller('WPsiteHome', function ($scope, $http, $timeout, $compile, $windo
             }
         }
 
-
         var config = {
             headers: {
                 'X-CSRFToken': getCookie('csrftoken')
@@ -4284,6 +4285,12 @@ app.controller('WPsiteHome', function ($scope, $http, $timeout, $compile, $windo
 
             }
 
+        } else if (setting === 'search-indexing') {
+            var data = {
+                WPid: $('#WPid').html(),
+                setting: setting,
+                settingValue: $scope.searchIndexEnabled ? 1 : 0
+            }
         } else {
             var settingValue = 0;
             if ($('#' + setting).is(":checked")) {
diff --git a/websiteFunctions/templates/websiteFunctions/WPsiteHome.html b/websiteFunctions/templates/websiteFunctions/WPsiteHome.html
index 81ca0fedc..34261b536 100644
--- a/websiteFunctions/templates/websiteFunctions/WPsiteHome.html
+++ b/websiteFunctions/templates/websiteFunctions/WPsiteHome.html
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
                                         <div class="col-md-3">
                                             <h6 style="font-weight: bold">Search Engine Indexing</h6>
                                             <div class="custom-control custom-switch">
-                                                <input ng-click="UpdateWPSettings('searchIndex')"
+                                                <input ng-click="UpdateWPSettings('search-indexing')"
                                                        type="checkbox"
                                                        class="custom-control-input"
                                                        id="searchIndex"