Board Optimization - KX - Spider Permissions

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~Modification name
Spider Permissions

~Modification description
This modification allows you to set view permissions for the spiders/bots on your website or you can place them in your desired usergroup.


~Modification options

• Enable?
• Place into usergroup?
• Usergroup ID
• Can view forums?
• Can view threads?
• Can view who's online?
• Can view profiles?
• Can view albums?

~Modification info
File uploads: 0
File edits: 0
Templates: 0
Template edits: 0
Plugins: 1
SQL Queries: 0
Phrases: 17
Settings: 8
Hooks: 0

Install time: 3 sec
Install level: Easy

~Modification installation

Step 1: Import Product


~Modification changelog

• 1.0.0 - First Release

~Modification copyright
This may not be distributed,released or claimed as your work without author's permission.

[ins3]

Also need this for vB 4.0.x

[Brandon Sheley]

allowing spiders access to content guest can't see = cloaking = google ban
Cloaking, sneaky Javascript redirects, and doorway pages

If your site contains elements that aren't crawlable by search engines (such as rich media files other than Flash, JavaScript, or images), you shouldn't provide cloaked content to search engines. Rather, you should consider visitors to your site who are unable to view these elements as well. For instance:

stay away from this mod

[Greight]

Originally Posted by Loco.M

allowing spiders access to content guest can't see = cloaking = google ban
Cloaking, sneaky Javascript redirects, and doorway pages



stay away from this mod

Does it talk about illegality of asking people to register on your page for free, then showing them the page? I think we should put a stop to this cloaking idea r lets say nonsense. Spiders separate permissions is something standard and working in phpBB and as said above no one ever never has heard of a page of phpBB based forums to be blocked by any search engine.

BTW waiting for vB 4 version impatiently.

[BirdOPrey5]

It seems very clear to me there is valid use for this mod and potential for abuse. If you use this mod to restrict what googlebot can see you're 100% in the clear. If you use this mod to give googlebot access to private forums then you are playing with fire.

That said I don't care about googlebot, I'm wondering does anyone know how I could use this mod to give only the google adsense bot access to "private" forums? Basically I want ad-sense to act like a logged in registered user, this is not against any TOS, in fact it is encouraged. Google's own authentication/log in system doesn't seem to work with vBulletin.

[josantos]

I?m waiting for vB 4 version impatiently too :up::up:

[Super-six]

Originally Posted by eJM

If you want to have a debate about what Google and other search engines like and don't like, start a new topic.

You should follow your own advice and take the depression-fueled
moral & ethical crusade with you. This wasnt your thread.

Originally Posted by eJM

I'm taking a wild guess here that, based on the content of your avatar and signature, you're prob'ly around a teenager. I don't know how much experience you have as a webmaster, but mine goes back to about the time you were born (in other words, in the teens). I'm old and I hope I am wise in some matters. My personal rulZZZ: don't argue with children. I'm done with this conversation.

Originally Posted by eJM

I am prejudiced against children. I don't like them. So sue me.
Jim

Wow. Who's the "child" here? :erm:
Its you that actually sounds like a toddler on a rampage.

[onealien]

i am trying to install the linkchecker add-on...in the instruction text doc is says to first add this mod....wat do they have to do with each other?

is there any other link checker add-ons that someone can recommend where you do not have to mess with all of this?

thanks,

[ouch]

is there a VB4 version of this

[Ricsca]

Foru vbulletin version 4 ?

[madshark]

It works fine with VB4 from what I know.