In my forum is does not allow viewing of archived posts. It shows the post name, but they aren't live links. So users can't click on them.

So either a change was made in the mod or I have some sort of setting in my forum permissions that are different.

Anyway, I like restricting the archive as well as the forums, this is exactly what I need, thank you!

This plugin doesn't add anything to the archive scripts, language files or hooks so it's impossible that it altered how your archive worked.

Since bots don't use cookies the plugin won't affect them. I have a hardcoded list of the major spiders just as a matter of efficiency and for the future incase Google or anyone else decides to add cookie support.

Okay, I know why it does what it does. I have my archive set up to link directly to the "full version" posts by choosing "no" for Display Simple View of Threads in the Admin CP > Search Engine Friendly Archive.

So when someone clicks a link to view a post in the archive page they are taken to the full version of the post. Since it does that, it behaves the same on the archives as it does the full version.

Which is what I need. Why allow someone to view your entire site in the archives if you are going to block them after a few posts in the full version?

So anyone using this mod that also want the archives to be limited viewing for guests, check "no" for Admin CP > Search Engine Friendly Archive > Display Simple View of Threads

Great tip, thanks for sharing!

Great mod! This may have been mentioned already, but let me just put it out here just in case:

Aren't both of those links supposed to point to the registration page? The way it is now only the second one does, and the first one redirects to the forum's home page.

Yes they are. I will issue an updated version.

Ted is it possible to create an option where we can put all the spiders rather than edit plugin? Or is it possible to read from ./includes/xml/vbulletin_spiders.xml ?

It's possible but again, spiders don't use cookies so I don't see it as being necessary. Should someone disagree I am more than open to an addon to this addon. ;)

excellent stuff!! nominated!!