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03-25-03 at 11:31 PM Webdork said this in Post #9
On my site I require registration for users to view threads. Is there a way to allow Google to become a "registered" user so it can crawl all threads still?

This is what I did and tested it with a couple of different Web robots and it appears to be working okay. Already having inphinity's UserAgent Checking hack installed, I just wrote a bit of code to work along with it to set permissions for the robots.

1. Install inphinity's UserAgent Checking add-on for TECK's vBArchive. UserAgent Checking works idependently of vBArchive.
2. Ceate a usergroup for Web robots and setup the various permissions as desired.
3. In "root/global.php" find:
   PHP Code:

   $permissions=getpermissions(); 

   And Add Above That:
   PHP Code:

   // Search Engine Perms Start
$sep_checkagent = $bbuserinfo['useragent'];
$sep_robot = useragentcheck($sep_checkagent, 1);
if ($sep_robot) {
  $bbuserinfo[usergroupid] = 10; //Set Usergroup to Match the Robot Usergroup
  $bbuserinfo[username] = $sep_robot; //Don't Think This Line's Really Needed, But I Make Use of It
}
// Search Engine Perms End 


I guess you could say this would be an add-on for an add-on.. lol Let me know if it works for you.