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Started by delta5, June 11, 2018, 11:53:43 PM

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delta5

June 11, 2018, 11:53:43 PM
Just wondering, if I close my forum so unregistered guests have to register before they can view the forum, Will the search engine spiders still be able to index the forum?

Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen

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June 12, 2018, 12:54:25 AM
No. And while it could perhaps be done, it would not do any good as the largest search engines would ban you for cheating.
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delta5

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June 12, 2018, 01:08:21 AM
The reason that I ask this is I know of a forum that allows only so many unregistered views and then you get the registration screen with a friendly warning to register. The last thing I want is to lose what the spiders do since my forum is new.

GigaWatt

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June 12, 2018, 08:12:47 AM
Then don't do it.
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