https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:53:17 +0000 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:18:19 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=25387 https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ https://forums.webwiz.net/does-restricting-users-to-all-forum-areas-stop_topic25387_post131769.html#131769 Author: 123Simples
Subject: 25387
Posted: 03 March 2008 at 6:18pm

Cheers MadDog
I'll look into this. It may very well be the case of just letting all and sundry have access
]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:18:19 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/does-restricting-users-to-all-forum-areas-stop_topic25387_post131769.html#131769 https://forums.webwiz.net/does-restricting-users-to-all-forum-areas-stop_topic25387_post131768.html#131768 Author: MadDog
Subject: 25387
Posted: 03 March 2008 at 6:15pm

Google does have a API to make them an authorized user, but it would require a little bit of custom coding and reading up on the API on your part.]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:15:13 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/does-restricting-users-to-all-forum-areas-stop_topic25387_post131768.html#131768 https://forums.webwiz.net/does-restricting-users-to-all-forum-areas-stop_topic25387_post131767.html#131767 Author: 123Simples
Subject: 25387
Posted: 03 March 2008 at 6:10pm

Thanks MadDog

Is there anyway then of adding Google as an authorised user? or would it be better to lift the restrictions? I just didn't really like the idea of anyone peering over a friendly forum and not even posting!
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Subject: 25387
Posted: 03 March 2008 at 6:07pm

Google is a "Guest", so if you make it login required, Google wont see it.]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:07:23 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/does-restricting-users-to-all-forum-areas-stop_topic25387_post131766.html#131766 https://forums.webwiz.net/does-restricting-users-to-all-forum-areas-stop_topic25387_post131765.html#131765 Author: 123Simples
Subject: 25387
Posted: 03 March 2008 at 6:03pm

If in my case, you have set up your forum so people who are unregistered cannot browse the whole forum (in my case only one forum thread), does this also prevent Google and other search engines, locating and browsing the other topics?

I'm not sure really, but I was a bit fed up with peeps just being able to browse an entire forum as a "guest" without actually signing up first. By default then, we ask them to post at least once, before they can get to the entire forum threads. Any comments would be appreciated
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