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Member Bots 1.0 - Allow bots to act as members
Version: 1.00, by trilljester trilljester is offline
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Released: 02-14-2006 Last Update: Never Installs: 192
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--------- Member Bots 1.0 ---------
Written by Trilljester - http://www.trilliummud.com

This small mod allows you to treat search engine robots (i.e. GoogleBot, Yahoo Slurp) as registered users instead of guests, as they are treated by default in VBulletin.

This is handy if your site allows limited access to guests, but full access to registered users. By default, a search engine robot would only be allowed to index what a guest could see, but with this mod, it would allow them to fully index your site as a registered user.

This mod uses the spiders_vbulletin.xml file for determining if a visitor is a bot or not, so make sure you have that file up to date. The one that comes with VB is pretty sparse, but it works. If you're only interested in GoogleBot, then the default file works great.

WARNING! This mod requires a very small edit to a VBulletin core file. This means whenever you upgrade to a new version of VBulletin, you'll need to re-do this edit, if you overwrite this file. If the idea of editing a VBulletin core file bothers you, don't install this mod! I won't be held responsible for your forum being fouled up. This mod is very safe however, so don't fret.

Install Instructions:

1. Unzip the product-memberbot.xml file on your system.

2. Go to your VBulletin AdminCP and click on Manage Products under the Plugin Manager section.

3. Click on Add/Import Product.

4. Click on Browse on the first line (Upload the XML from your computer) and locate the product-memberbot.xml file. Click on Import to upload it to the system.

5. Click on Plugin Manager, and ensure that the new plugin named Bot Checker, which is found under the init_startup hook, is enabled.

6. Now the fun part, you'll need to edit the core VBulletin file init.php which is located in the includes directory under your forum home.

For example, if your forum home is located in /home/blah/forum, then init.php is in /home/blah/forum/includes

If you can edit the file on the server without having to download it, more power to you.

In init.php, find this line (should be near the very bottom of the file, it was line 403 in mine):

Code:
if (!empty($db->explain))
Add ABOVE this line:
Code:
if ($is_bot == 1) {
        $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] = 2;
}
NOTE: My registered users group is ID #2. Yours may be different, you may change this to any group ID you like.

7. Save init.php and upload back to your server if you had to download the file to edit it.

If you're editing on the server, save it, and that's it!

================================================== ========
That's it! Search Engine bots should now "see" your forum as a regular user, not a guest.

Questions, comments, improvements are more than welcome. Please use this thread as a cental support site. It makes it easier for me to help out. Also, you may visit my site and fire me off a PM for help, or just send a quick thanks or shout out.

Enjoy!
// trilljester

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  #192  
Old 03-15-2009, 02:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dxblouie View Post
Works on 3.8.0 as follows:
install as normal

now in includes/init.php around line #400, look for the following:

Code:
                $vbulletin->options['contactuslink'] .= $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl_q'];
        }
}

// CSRF Protection for POST requests
if (strtoupper($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']) == 'POST')
Replace with the following:

Code:
                $vbulletin->options['contactuslink'] .= $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl_q'];
        }
}

// memberbot mod:
if ($is_bot == 1) {
        $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] = XX;
}
// End of memberbot mod

// CSRF Protection for POST requests
if (strtoupper($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']) == 'POST')
i can see provisions for verifying the bot IP address in the mod code, but it doesn't seem to be active..
Can bot logged as member...?XX what put.....?
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Old 03-17-2009, 09:55 AM
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is it work on 3.8.1?
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Old 04-18-2009, 10:46 PM
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this mod work on 3.8.2


1. Downloaded, and installed the XML file from the original hack posted here (attached)
2. Edited the following in my init.php file (./includes/init.php)
find:
Code:

if (!empty($db->explain))
{
	$db->timer_stop(false);
}

/*======================================================================*\
and replace with :
Code:


if ($is_bot == 1) {
        $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] = XX;
}
if (!empty($db->explain))
{
	$db->timer_stop(false);
}

/*======================================================================*\
change the 2 XX in red with the number for usergroup you want
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Old 04-20-2009, 02:16 PM
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If open with Internet Explorer the spiders show some times in Admins,Mods and Site Designers..!!!!Why...?I put members bot as registers users.
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Old 05-27-2009, 11:35 PM
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is that 3.8.2
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Old 06-08-2009, 08:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dtv100 View Post
this mod work on 3.8.2


1. Downloaded, and installed the XML file from the original hack posted here (attached)
2. Edited the following in my init.php file (./includes/init.php)
find:
Code:

if (!empty($db->explain))
{
	$db->timer_stop(false);
}

/*======================================================================*\
and replace with :
Code:


if ($is_bot == 1) {
        $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'] = XX;
}
if (!empty($db->explain))
{
	$db->timer_stop(false);
}

/*======================================================================*\
change the 2 XX in red with the number for usergroup you want
How do I know if this is working?
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Old 06-15-2009, 11:12 PM
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This doesn't seem to me to be working on 3.8.2. No errors, but no results either. I wish someone would update this. It's a great idea.
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Old 07-08-2009, 10:13 AM
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can anyone fix this for 3.8.3?
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Old 07-20-2009, 04:10 PM
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Ok once again. How can I prevent Users to see content after they used a firefox plugin what identifies them as a google bot?????
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Old 07-20-2009, 05:57 PM
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I don't think there is a way.
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