diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cd7e36ca..61a9a80f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ All notable changes to Congo will be documented in this file. Things that need a
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- New `robots` parameter to add metadata to guide robots on how to handle specific content
+
+### Changed
+- URLs are relative by default which allows the theme to be more flexible in different deployment scenarios
+
 ### Fixed
 - Missing dark style for group subheadings on article listings
 - Fathom Analytics script included twice when using custom domain
 - Recent heading on homepage profile layout misaligned
 
-### Changed
-- URLs are relative by default which allows the theme to be more flexible in different deployment scenarios
-
 ## [1.2.0] - 2021-08-22
 ### Added
 - Multiple colour schemes
diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index cf5abc36..e660ba28 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 colorScheme = "congo"
 # description = "My awesome website"
 # mainSections = ["section1", "section2"]
+# robots = ""
 
 [homepage]
   layout = "page" # valid options: page, profile, custom
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
index c2d3bf73..38c16468 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Many of the article defaults here can be overridden on a per article basis by sp
 |`colorScheme`|string|`"congo"`|The theme colour scheme to use. Valid values are `congo` (default), `avocado`, `ocean` and `fire`.|
 |`description`|string|_Not set_|The description of the website for metadata purposes.|
 |`mainSections`|array of strings|_Not set_|The sections that should be displayed in the recent articles list. If not provided the section with the greatest number of articles is used.|
+|`robots`|string|_Not set_|String that indicates how robots should handle your site. If set, it will be output in the page head. Refer to [Google's docs](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/robots/robots_meta_tag#directives) for valid values.|
 |`homepage.layout`|string|`"page"`|The layout of the homepage. Valid values are `page`, `profile` or `custom`. When set to `custom`, you must provide your own layout by creating a `/layouts/partials/home/custom.html` file. Refer to the [Homepage Layout]({{< ref "homepage-layout" >}}) section for more details.|
 |`homepage.showRecent`|boolean|`false`|Whether or not to display the recent articles list on the homepage.|
 |`article.showDate`|boolean|`true`|Whether or not article dates are displayed.|
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/front-matter.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/front-matter.md
index 61afe22c..334bd682 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/front-matter.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/front-matter.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Front matter parameter default values are inherited from the theme's [base confi
 |`showEdit`|boolean|`article.showEdit`|Whether or not the link to edit the article content should be displayed.|
 |`editURL`|string|`article.editURL`|When `showEdit` is active, the URL for the edit link.|
 |`editAppendPath`|boolean|`article.editAppendPath`|When `showEdit` is active, whether or not the path to the current article should be appended to the URL set at `editURL`.|
+|`robots`|string|_Not set_|String that indicates how robots should handle this article. If set, it will be output in the page head. Refer to [Google's docs](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/robots/robots_meta_tag#directives) for valid values.|
 |`showHeadingAnchors`|boolean|`article.showHeadingAnchors`|Whether or not heading anchor links are displayed alongside headings within this article.|
 |`showPagination`|boolean|`article.showPagination`|Whether or not the next/previous article links are displayed in the article footer.|
 |`showReadingTime`|boolean|`article.showReadingTime`|Whether or not article reading times are displayed.|
diff --git a/layouts/partials/head.html b/layouts/partials/head.html
index 70a3b025..e5efb215 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
   {{ with .Site.Params.keywords -}}
     <meta name="keywords" content="{{ . }}" />
   {{- end }}
+  {{ with .Site.Params.robots }}
+    <meta name="robots" content="{{ . }}" />
+  {{ end }}
+  {{ with .Params.robots }}
+    <meta name="robots" content="{{ . }}" />
+  {{ end }}
   <link rel="canonical" href="{{ .Permalink }}" />
   {{ range .AlternativeOutputFormats -}}
     {{ printf `<link rel="%s" type="%s" href="%s" title="%s" />` .Rel .MediaType.Type .RelPermalink $.Site.Title | safeHTML }}