xF1 Add-on Robots 2.1

Description:

Disallows robots from indexing your site unless explicitly allowed.

(Robots link in Visitors tab)



(Example of Robots page)



(Example of Options page)



(Example of User Group Permissions)



Features:

• All phrases start with robots_ for your convenience.

Installation:

1. Download robots_v1.5.zip and unzip it.
2. Upload the Andy folder to your server. The correct location is library/Andy.
3. From your Admin Control Panel, go to the "Install Add-on" page.
4. Upload the addon-Robots_v1.5.xml file.
5. Click the Install Add-on button.

Setup:

Set the Unregistered / Unconfirmed and Registered group permissions to Allow. The Allow setting means the Robots add-on will function for that user group.

Questions and Answers:

Q: What is the purpose of this add-on?
A: Lots of robots crawling your forum will slow it down.

Q: I noticed a robot crawling my site but it's identified as a guest.
A: You need to add the name to the Robot Names field in the Options.

Q: What happens if a robot which is not allowed comes to my site?
A: It receives a blank page.

Q: Why not use the robots.txt file to restrict robots?
A: Because 99% of all robots ignore this file.

Database modifications:

This add-on will create a table called xf_robots in your database.

Installation:

1. Download robots_v1.5.zip and unzip it.
2. Upload the Andy folder to your server. The correct location is library/Andy.
3. From your Admin Control Panel, go to the "Install Add-on" page.
4. Upload the addon-Robots_v1.5.xml file
5. Click the Install Add-on button.