Forum Site was never indexed

Discussion in 'Forum Management' started by Bohol, Feb 25, 2008.

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    One forum site we have was never indexed by Google except for the landing page. We did all we can but only one page is being indexed out of thousands.

    I contacted our webhost if it is stopping Google spiders from indexing SMF-powered website, but no clear answer.

    Do you think a host is blocking Google spiders so that our forum site won't be indexed by Google? But for what? How to solve this problem?
     
    Bohol, Feb 25, 2008 IP
  2. mds

    mds Active Member

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    Can i take a look at the forum?
     
    mds, Feb 25, 2008 IP
  3. yogesh sarkar

    yogesh sarkar Well-Known Member

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    Install Google sitemap hack for SMF and submit the sitemap to google.
     
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  4. Bohol

    Bohol Peon

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    Yogesh, where can I download and install it? Is it safe?
     
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    yogesh sarkar Well-Known Member

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    How long have you given it to index? Sometimes it can take awhile, index page might be the only one for awhile
     
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  7. rockinaway

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    Have you got a robots.txt file?
     
    rockinaway, Mar 1, 2008 IP
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    I removed the robots txt file. I will wait for a week or two to see effect.
     
    Bohol, Mar 1, 2008 IP