how allow google-bot read private forum

David LevTov

I have a closed forum, and yet I want it to be indexed by Google.

how can i do it?

thanks in advance!

teh_g

@david-levtov said in how allow google-bot read private forum:

I have a closed forum, and yet I want it to be indexed by Google.

how can i do it?

thanks in advance!

I doubt this is possible. If Google could index the private posts, people could just search on Google and view the cached post. It would defeat the purpose of having private posts / forums. You're better off having some sections private and some public.

David LevTov

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thanks!