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SMF Support => SMF 1.1.x Support => Aiheen aloitti: shackles - elokuu 15, 2011, 11:17:41 AP

Otsikko: Close Forum for visitors but still accept SEO visitors like google.
Kirjoitti: shackles - elokuu 15, 2011, 11:17:41 AP
Hi I dont know if this can be done, but it probably can but i dont know how.

I want to make that my forum when a visitor connects to it he can only see Notice y Example Boards(for example), so you have to register/login, to view the rest.

But my question is, would this not affect google and other search engine getting Topics and thread to
site:www.mypage.com for example.
And if it does affect is there anything that i can do?, for example make an exception for google.
Otsikko: Re: Close Forum for visitors but still accept SEO visitors like google.
Kirjoitti: Illori - elokuu 15, 2011, 11:36:43 AP
you can set permissions as to which boards guests can view, those are the same boards the bots will be able to see.
Otsikko: Re: Close Forum for visitors but still accept SEO visitors like google.
Kirjoitti: shackles - elokuu 15, 2011, 12:02:06 IP
I know i can set permissions for boards. I am planing to uncheck "visitors" on all the boards. So they have to login, bus this would affect my google rank truE?
Otsikko: Re: Close Forum for visitors but still accept SEO visitors like google.
Kirjoitti: Illori - elokuu 15, 2011, 12:03:46 IP
yes as google bots are considered guests
Otsikko: Re: Close Forum for visitors but still accept SEO visitors like google.
Kirjoitti: shackles - elokuu 15, 2011, 12:41:24 IP
Is there a mod or any type?

How about in SMF 2?
Otsikko: Re: Close Forum for visitors but still accept SEO visitors like google.
Kirjoitti: Illori - elokuu 15, 2011, 12:43:04 IP
if you do give bots access and not guests you will loose your ranking anyway, look it up.
Otsikko: Re: Close Forum for visitors but still accept SEO visitors like google.
Kirjoitti: ApplianceJunk - elokuu 15, 2011, 12:54:56 IP
You can't have your cake and eat it too. ;)