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Old 06-15-2007, 02:36 PM   #1
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Hiding certain forums?
How do i hide certain forums from being seen by spiders? I know how to stop spiders seeing certain pages but not forums as they are a bit different.

Would i just put Disallow: /forums/forumdisplay.php?f=4 ? Something like that?

Also if i do that and the forum is a catagory, will it stop all forums inside that being seen? Also would it stop posts and topics in the forums being seen?
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Re: Hiding certain forums?
well, do you want guest to see the forum ?
I guess your way would work, but I would just not allow unregistered to see the forum.
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Haha sorry i forgot spiders where guests, the forum is hidden from guests.. thanks for the help!
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Haha sorry i forgot spiders where guests, the forum is hidden from guests.. thanks for the help!
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