Hide content from SE

[Max Taxable]

The script can tell it's a spoofed UA. It can tell your browser still.

I am yet to be able to determine exactly what it is you're trying to do, specifically. You want your forum to be private, hidden from all search engines but still allows browsers?

[Max Taxable]

And firstly, your code is malformed. This part:

hide from spider / search engine.

Has nothing associated with it and therefore does nothing but place that text at the top of your rendered page.

Try it yourself, put your code in your header template to assure it is called on all pages.

The code you are trying to use will do nothing.

And P.S. - Your signature link is a dead link.

[ozzy47]

No Max, hide from spider / search engine. is just the placeholder for the page html, it is not the actual code.

Well <vb:if condition="!$show['search_engine']"> is not globally available, it is only available in forumdisplay IIRC

This is because it is not wise to hide things from search engines that guests can see, this will get your site blacklisted from all the major search engines, and it might happen pretty quick, as they have been cracking down on it.

[v123shine]

Dear Max and Ozzy47 many thanks for you time to help me.

I know search engine can blacklisted my site, but I really need that.
I want to hide "Powered by vBulletin....and bla bla.." from search engine spider.

I want protect my site from spammer bot . I believe spammer find my site from Google or others search engine. And I know in vbulletin.org I can find so many anti-spam addon. I already use anti-spam, but I still need to hide that copyright.

Can someone help me, please!

Kind regards,
Shine

[ozzy47]

Originally Posted by v123shine

Dear Max and Ozzy47 many thanks for you time to help me.

I know search engine can blacklisted my site, but I really need that.
I want to hide "Powered by vBulletin....and bla bla.." from search engine spider.

I want protect my site from spammer bot . I believe spammer find my site from Google or others search engine. And I know in vbulletin.org I can find so many anti-spam addon. I already use anti-spam, but I still need to hide that copyright.

Can someone help me, please!

Kind regards,
Shine

Where is it you are trying to do this to, what template?

Also it is not necessary to do that to protect yourself from spam.

[v123shine]

Where is it you are trying to do this to, what template?
I'm using default vBulletin template.

Can you help me, please!

Kind regards,
Shine

[ozzy47]

Where, it the header or footer?

[v123shine]

<i>Where, it the header or footer? </i>
In footer area Sir.

Kind regards,
Shine

[ozzy47]

That would be a violation of your licensing agreement. If you do not want that information there you need to pay for the branding free.

[v123shine]

Dear Ozzy47,

I just want hide content from search engine spider not for real human. Everyone can view the license but spider can't view it.

I don't know why, this below code don't work for me :erm:

<vb:if condition="!$show['search_engine']">
hide from spider / search engine.
</vb:if>