Version: 0.1, by Cerb
Developer Last Online: Jan 2008
Version: 3.0.7
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Released: 03-24-2005
Last Update: 03-25-2005
Installs: 16
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This hack is a search engine cloaker, it will help you get ranked on search engines.
However, certain search engines have nice protection against cloakers and don't like em, like AlexanderT mentioned so well, so use this hack at your own risk.
I really hope you will appreciate it, this is my first real vBulletin hack ever. Also, I have a friend that won a VIP pass to E3, but he needs to buy a plane ticket which costs $600 and he doesn't have the money, so if you feel generous, a donation would be very nice.
Also, there is one thing that is VERY important. When you add words
(fillers,targets,links,titles), use enter to seperate each entry. If you want a bunch of words altogether, seperate the words you want grouped together with spaces.
Features you can expect to see in next release (if this project is appreciated):
- User settable "max words" from admin panel
- Random font color
- Spiderbot logs
- Add random HTML tags
Click install if you install please
UPDATE
There seems to be a bug with editing spider strings from the user CP (vbulletin bug), you will have to edit the database manually
Okay I'm back I'm gonna wait for my friend to log on, he will create FTP account for me, I don't have a site right now so I'll test on his once he gets back
I know your'e directing this to all users of this as a whole, but let me defend my position... I'm not in competition with anybody. Anything that I have 'cloaked' can be found within my website. I don't have any company names in my search, so I'm not stealing any of their business.
But that is not the point. Google defines cloaking as a website that returns altered webpages to search engines crawling the site:
In other words, the webserver is programmed to return different content to Google than it returns to regular users, usually in an attempt to distort search engine rankings.
And that is what you are effectly doing. It is totally irrelevant that your cloaked content can also be found on your real website.
Trust me, people get caught, and it is very easy, thanks to the cache feature of search engines.
An error occurred while attempting to execute your query. The following information was returned.
error number: 1064
error desc: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ';
INSERT INTO `vbcloaker` (active,randbgcolor,metatags) VALU
But that is not the point. Google defines cloaking as a website that returns altered webpages to search engines crawling the site:
In other words, the webserver is programmed to return different content to Google than it returns to regular users, usually in an attempt to distort search engine rankings.
And that is what you are effectly doing. It is totally irrelevant that your cloaked content can also be found on your real website.
Trust me, people get caught, and it is very easy, thanks to the cache feature of search engines.
Ok, let me ask you this. I have my /archive set up and working correctly. For some reason, Google doesn't seem to spider me at all. I have a google rating of 4 right now. I'd like to come up in the top 10 once in a while. I've submitted my site to google on numerous occasions, but NEVER see a google spiderbot on my site. Google says they don't penalize you for submitting your site more than once. Any ideas?
Ok, let me ask you this. I have my /archive set up and working correctly. For some reason, Google doesn't seem to spider me at all. I have a google rating of 4 right now. I'd like to come up in the top 10 once in a while. I've submitted my site to google on numerous occasions, but NEVER see a google spiderbot on my site. Google says they don't penalize you for submitting your site more than once. Any ideas?
An error occurred while attempting to execute your query. The following information was returned.
error number: 1064
error desc: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ';
INSERT INTO `vbcloaker` (active,randbgcolor,metatags) VALU
This is the SQL Query.
Quote:
CREATE TABLE `vbcloaker` (
`active` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0',
`randbgcolor` tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0',
`titles` longtext NOT NULL,
`fillers` longtext NOT NULL,
`targets` longtext NOT NULL,
`links` longtext NOT NULL,
`metatags` text NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`active`),
KEY `active` (`active`)
) TYPE=MyISAM;
Alexander, if I get more installs, I will release v0.2 which will be more secure.
For instance, you can tell the search engines not to cache your content, and also, I'll have vBCloaker to cloak from Spider IPs as an alternative feature (not user agents), this way, users that use simulated user agents wont be able to view cloaked content
There is 2 things I dont understand ;
1. Cerb you say if there will be a lot of installs i will release v0.2 which will be more secure. Why won't you release the new version ? People depand on your hack and installed in their boards. What I think if you already coded that you shall release in any condition.
2. Cerb , this hacks purpose to cheat spiders so your page gates high rank and you will get better search strings. But I find this totally unethical. Why would you want to do that ? It is cheating yourself , your members and people who will make the search.
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03-30-2005, 06:49 AM
Google says they don't penalize you for submitting your site more than once. Any ideas?
