Google Image Traffic

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    I'm looking to use htaccess to prevent image hotlinking.

    Will this in any way affect google image traffic as they do show preview of images surfers perform image searches?
     
    bluemanteam, Mar 7, 2008 IP
  2. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    if you block all of the sites, it will effect google image bot but you can allow it with your .htaccess
     
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    bluemanteam Peon

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    Would you have htaccess code that is google friendly but prevents anyone else from hotlinking.

    Here's what I found on the net

    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://([-a-zA-Z0-9_]+\.)?domain.com.*$ [NC]
    RewriteRule \.(jpe?g|gif|bmp|png|ico)$ - [F,NC,L]
     
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    I did this, but had problems at first because my web hosting company had implemented their own hotlink protection without my knowledge, and there was some kind of incompatibility until I got it straighened out. So you need to be careful.
     
    billybw, Mar 8, 2008 IP