If someone is displaying your website’s meta description on Google search results using their domain, they might be scraping your content or using techniques like cloaking or reverse proxying. Here are steps to secure your WordPress website and prevent this issue:

1. Check for Content Scraping

• Search for your website’s meta description on Google with this query:

• If they are scraping your content, you can report them to Google:
  • Go to Google’s DMCA Removal Page
  • Submit a copyright infringement complaint.

2. Block Their Website Using .htaccess

If you know their domain or IP address, block them using .htaccess:

1. Access your website files via FTP or File Manager.
2. Open the .htaccess file (located in the root folder).
3. Add the following lines.
4. Save and Test.

# Block specific domain
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} theirwebsite\.com [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F]

3. Prevent Content Scraping

• Disable Right-Click and Copying
  Install a plugin like WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click.
• Use a Security Plugin
  • Install Wordfence or All In One WP Security to block bots and suspicious activity.
• Block Bad Bots in .htaccess
  Add:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^.*(bot|crawler|scraper|spider).* [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F]

4. Check for Reverse Proxy or Clone Sites

• Use Google Search Console to check if unknown websites are linking to you.

• If someone is cloning your site, enable canonical URLs in Yoast SEO:

  • Go to Yoast SEO > Search Appearance > Advanced.

  • Set “Canonical URL” to your domain.

  
  

5. Enable Hotlink Protection

If they are hotlinking your content (e.g., images), block them in .htaccess:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} theirwebsite\.com [NC]
RewriteRule \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif)$ - [F]

6. Use Google Search Console to Request Removal

• Go to Google Search Console > Removals.
• Request removal of their page from Google Search.