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K4GAP · #1 11-04-2013, 07:03 PM

What should be in robots.txt?

Elite_360_ · #2 11-04-2013, 09:01 PM

this is what i have on my site i have it on the root of my site my front end uses joomla

here a link about robots txt

Code:

User-agent: *
Disallow: /administrator/
Disallow: /cache/
Disallow: /components/
Disallow: /images/
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /language/
Disallow: /libraries/
Disallow: /media/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /plugins/
Disallow: /templates/
Disallow: /tmp/
Disallow: /forum/admincp/
Disallow: /forum/clientscript/
Disallow: /forum/cpstyles/
Disallow: /forum/customavatars/
Disallow: /forum/customprofilepics/
Disallow: /forum/images/
Disallow: /forum/includes
Disallow: /forum/modcp/
Disallow: /forum/ajax.php
Disallow: /forum/attachment.php
Disallow: /forum/calendar.php
Disallow: /forum/cron.php
Disallow: /forum/editpost.php
Disallow: /forum/global.php
Disallow: /forum/image.php
Disallow: /forum/inlinemod.php
Disallow: /forum/joinrequests.php
Disallow: /forum/login.php
Disallow: /forum/member.php
Disallow: /forum/memberlist.php
Disallow: /forum/misc.php
Disallow: /forum/moderator.php
Disallow: /forum/newattachment.php
Disallow: /forum/newreply.php
Disallow: /forum/newthread.php
Disallow: /forum/online.php
Disallow: /forum/poll.php
Disallow: /forum/postings.php
Disallow: /forum/printthread.php
Disallow: /forum/private.php
Disallow: /forum/profile.php
Disallow: /forum/register.php
Disallow: /forum/report.php
Disallow: /forum/reputation.php
Disallow: /forum/search.php
Disallow: /forum/sendmessage.php
Disallow: /forum/showgroups.php
Disallow: /forum/subscription.php
Disallow: /forum/threadrate.php
Disallow: /forum/usercp.php
Disallow: /forum/usernote.php

ForceHSS · #3 11-05-2013, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elite_360_

this is what i have on my site i have it on the root of my site my front end uses joomla

here a link about robots txt

Code:

User-agent: *
Disallow: /administrator/
Disallow: /cache/
Disallow: /components/
Disallow: /images/
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /language/
Disallow: /libraries/
Disallow: /media/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /plugins/
Disallow: /templates/
Disallow: /tmp/
Disallow: /forum/admincp/
Disallow: /forum/clientscript/
Disallow: /forum/cpstyles/
Disallow: /forum/customavatars/
Disallow: /forum/customprofilepics/
Disallow: /forum/images/
Disallow: /forum/includes
Disallow: /forum/modcp/
Disallow: /forum/ajax.php
Disallow: /forum/attachment.php
Disallow: /forum/calendar.php
Disallow: /forum/cron.php
Disallow: /forum/editpost.php
Disallow: /forum/global.php
Disallow: /forum/image.php
Disallow: /forum/inlinemod.php
Disallow: /forum/joinrequests.php
Disallow: /forum/login.php
Disallow: /forum/member.php
Disallow: /forum/memberlist.php
Disallow: /forum/misc.php
Disallow: /forum/moderator.php
Disallow: /forum/newattachment.php
Disallow: /forum/newreply.php
Disallow: /forum/newthread.php
Disallow: /forum/online.php
Disallow: /forum/poll.php
Disallow: /forum/postings.php
Disallow: /forum/printthread.php
Disallow: /forum/private.php
Disallow: /forum/profile.php
Disallow: /forum/register.php
Disallow: /forum/report.php
Disallow: /forum/reputation.php
Disallow: /forum/search.php
Disallow: /forum/sendmessage.php
Disallow: /forum/showgroups.php
Disallow: /forum/subscription.php
Disallow: /forum/threadrate.php
Disallow: /forum/usercp.php
Disallow: /forum/usernote.php

I would remove your admincp and modcp from there

K4GAP · #4 11-05-2013, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForceHSS

I would remove your admincp and modcp from there

Just trying to catch on to make sure mine is configured properly. Why would you not list those two items? Not needed or, some specific reason?

Max Taxable · #5 11-05-2013, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaryT

Just trying to catch on to make sure mine is configured properly. Why would you not list those two items? Not needed or, some specific reason?

The robots.txt file is publicly viewable - has to be for the bots to "read." You'll be letting script kiddies know where the backend is located.

K4GAP · #6 11-05-2013, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max Taxable

The robots.txt file is publicly viewable - has to be for the bots to "read." You'll be letting script kiddies know where the backend is located.

Ok so for me to open my forum to badbots or "scripy kiddies" I'm at risk, I got that.

Then here is my headache, restrict the bad guys and lose being found by folks looking for the type of content my site offers or, take a chance so I may gain more members?

I'm going to start Googleing and hopefully there is a sweet spot to go with.

Thanks

Elite_360_ · #7 11-05-2013, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForceHSS

I would remove your admincp and modcp from there

those dir are password protected im not worried so before you can login the back end you have to enter a custom username password for admincp and modcp dir

ForceHSS · #8 11-05-2013, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elite_360_

those dir are password protected im not worried so before you can login the back end you have to enter a custom username password for admincp and modcp dir

I have mine pass worded as well but a good hacker can still hack any forum no matter what you have in place

Max Taxable · #9 11-05-2013, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaryT

Ok so for me to open my forum to badbots or "scripy kiddies" I'm at risk, I got that.

Then here is my headache, restrict the bad guys and lose being found by folks looking for the type of content my site offers or, take a chance so I may gain more members?

I'm going to start Googleing and hopefully there is a sweet spot to go with.

Thanks

Nah... I would just let the good bots index admincp and modcp, the bad bots don't obey robots.txt anyway.

Robots.txt is alot like gun laws - only the law abiding obey them. The bad bots just flat out ignore it. True story.

EDIT to add: It's far more effective to just block the bad bots, using Simon Lloyd's "Ban Spiders by User Agent." One of the best Mods in the history of Mods.

Videx · #10 11-06-2013, 02:35 PM

If we're taking a poll, I have both those files in mine. It never occurred to me that a hacker would need that information for some nefarious purpose. I mean, once they get into the server they're going to know all that stuff anyway.

More important I think is keeping the db backed up locally regularly. Go ahead and hack my site; I'll just reinstall and be right back.

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