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Google cached private areas of my website

Discussion in 'Google' started by Space Cobra, Feb 24, 2015.

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    Hi, I'm using MediaWiki to build a documentation area of my website. You need to be logged to get access but if you search my wiki on Google is is showing these pages cached by google pages services and anyone can read these articles.

    How can I avoid that?
     
    Space Cobra, Feb 24, 2015 IP
  2. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    Your scripts may have a setting to allow search engines in - often it's to catch people through a search and get them to sign up.

    Check your settings.
     
    sarahk, Feb 24, 2015 IP
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    carlo75 Active Member

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    Try also the esclude the private areas, with the help of robots.txt file.
     
    carlo75, Mar 1, 2015 IP
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    try to make in noindex.. then block all the bots on the robots file.
     
    myshufflemix, Mar 2, 2015 IP
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    bluebenz Well-Known Member

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    Hi,
    logically, content on his mediawiki documentation is protected by username and password.
    this login process also protect the content from search engine, right ?

    so, although robots.txt allow to catch the link, and without noindex, follow rule, the search engine should have a login info so he can access the pages..
    (long time a go, i remember there is a page in google webmaster tool or somewhere, to allow search engine accessing a protected page, we give access to SE by giving a username and pass).

    Probably security issue in Mediawiki ?
    or, cookies maybe ?
     
    bluebenz, Mar 5, 2015 IP