Limiting guest usage

[erichsrt8]

Is there a way that I can limit how much a guest can use or see and then requiring them to register or log-in based on;

1) pageviews
2) number of threads read
3) time spent on site

Also, I wish to accomplish above, but I do not want to prevent bots from accessing all of my content any any given time.

[EnIgMa1234]

Search for "Limited" in "All Mods" with "Titles Only".

[erichsrt8]

Thanx, I haven't gone thru all of the threads yet but I do hope to find a solution that will not prevent bots from crawling content.

[EnIgMa1234]

Thanx, I haven't gone thru all of the threads yet but I do hope to find a solution that will not prevent bots from crawling content.
When you perform the search above, the very first thread is what you are looking for.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=201563&highlight=Limited

You need to make sure you use Titles Only when searching for more accurate results.

[erichsrt8]

Thank you!

[motowebmaster]

I suppose you can have bots index only your archive pages, and not your forum pages.

There are plugins that will wrap an announcement/notice in a Javascript tag that search engines won't index. I suppose you could make an "obvious" notice that appears only to guests at that point.

IMHO, content should be king - let users decide for themselves regarding registration. I've run sites that had mounds of useful information frequently accessed by lurkers. It may seem like folks are taking a ride, but traffic frequency isn't a bad thing, guest users can be a useful asset.