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    Search Engines indexing my Extended Info pages

    Hi Everyone

    Does anybody know how to stop search engines indexing my extended info pages?

    This is a problem, as it would mean I had to put a 'homepage' link on everyone.

    Presumably there's something I can pop in the robots.txt file?

    Many thanks in advance.
    Carlos.

    #2
    You can add code into the <head> of the extended layout to prevent indexing. Check out http://www.robotstxt.org/meta.html

    If they have been indexed may be worth setting up a 301 redirect in the .htaccess file to bounce them to the correct main pages


    Bikster
    SellerDeck Designs and Responsive Themes

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      #3
      Related - well kind of.

      Do we have a preferred method of getting the extended info pages into the sitemap.html page?

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        #4
        Duncan - is that a general question or to the OP?


        Bikster
        SellerDeck Designs and Responsive Themes

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          #5
          If a general question ..... assuming using the standard ul/li formatting add this beneath the existing <li> but within the existing block

          HTML Code:
          <actinic:block type="ProductList" >	  
             <actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsPopUpPageGenerated%22%20%2f%3e"><li><a href="<actinic:variable name="ExtendedInfoPageName" />"><actinic:variable name="ProductName" /></a></li></actinic:block>
            </actinic:block>
          not tested on an upload but just coded and displays fine in preview
          the <li> will need some styling


          Bikster
          SellerDeck Designs and Responsive Themes

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            #6
            It was a general (related) question. I considered the OP question was answered.

            Thanks for the reply, that should do what I need - didn't think of IsPopUpPageGenerated.

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              #7
              Many thanks jont, i'll give that a go.

              Carlos

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                #8
                Hi again

                I edited the .htaccess file. This did redirect the page from google to the correct product. However, if I then clicked on the extended info in the shop, rather than the extended info appearing, the whole site appeared in that pop-up window, so it's kind of circular.

                I think I would therefore prefer to try and edit the <head> for the extended info adding <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW"> as suggested. My problem is that I'm new to v10 from v7. Can anybody help me with editing the <head> of extended info?

                Thanks again in advance.
                Carlos.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by jont View Post
                  If a general question ..... assuming using the standard ul/li formatting add this beneath the existing <li> but within the existing block

                  HTML Code:
                  <actinic:block type="ProductList" >	  
                     <actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsPopUpPageGenerated%22%20%2f%3e"><li><a href="<actinic:variable name="ExtendedInfoPageName" />"><actinic:variable name="ProductName" /></a></li></actinic:block>
                    </actinic:block>
                  not tested on an upload but just coded and displays fine in preview
                  the <li> will need some styling
                  WORKS IN V8 by the way chaps
                  Andy Warner

                  www.legendgames.co.uk - rpgs, boardgames, dice and other geeky stuff
                  www.RPGMiniatures.com D&D and Star Wars Miniatures

                  Both running the Cart from Search Page hack

                  Also www.mainlymurder.co.uk www.thegamesplace.co.uk and www.thediceplace.co.uk

                  All running V8.5.2 Multisite on a windows 7 quad PC, augmented by Mole End automation, from a single shared database, using actinic specific hosting from Host-IT.

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