Broken Links Problem

Discussion in 'Google' started by misch.chief, Jan 4, 2008.

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    Hi,

    When running a broken links report, the following problem came out.

    There are a lot of redirected links with Status code 302, mostly in the password protected area of the site. My client is concerned that if it's left as it is, it could have a negative effect on the way the search engines regard the site.

    My question is, is it a problem at all and if it is would a solution be to add a robots.txt file to exclude those pages that are causing the 302 status redirects.

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    Best regards,

    Mischa
     
    misch.chief, Jan 4, 2008 IP
  2. sweetlouise

    sweetlouise Well-Known Member

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    yeah just add a few extra lines to your robots.txt to disallow the spidering of any password protected pages.
     
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    shyboy Well-Known Member

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    Although I would have said the negative effects would be negligible if any at all.
     
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