Hide content from SE

[v123shine]

I'm using this code to hide content from SE but real user (from browser like firefox, chrome, opera) can view the content.

PHP Code:

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


When I try search engine still can view the content.

Can someone help me, please!

Thanks

[Max Taxable]

Trying to hide threads? There's a Mod for that:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=269201

[v123shine]

Thank you very much "Max Taxable" but I don't need that mod.

Can someone help me, please!

[Max Taxable]

What exactly are you trying to hide? Single posts, threads? Whole forums?

Once something is already indexed and cached, it stays in searches for quite awhile after you hide it.

You can use a 'robots.txt' file to tell the search engine bots not to index, but only the legitimate bots will pay any attention to it.

If you want to outright ban spiders, the code you're using won't do it. There's a mod for that too.

Ban Spiders by User Agent.

[Zachery]

This is also known as content cloaking, and in some cases can get you blacklisted from google/etc completely.

[v123shine]

Thanks Max Taxable but I don't need that mod.

What going on why I can't using this code? Can someone help me, please!

PHP Code:

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


[cellarius]

How do you determine that it does not work?

[v123shine]

That very simple, I create bots view page to check it.

Originally Posted by cellarius

How do you determine that it does not work?

[ozzy47]

How is it you are creating bots?

[v123shine]

Dear Ozzy47,

Can you help me, please!