Hi, I've been asked a question. . . Are the private pages hidden from the search engines (Google etc)
I always assumed they were but wanted to see for sure
Thanks
Quote:Are the private pages hidden from the search engines (Google etc)
Hi Craiga,
Good question. It would be a matter if bots and crawlers can reach those pages.
I think bots and crawlers can only reach the pages in the available site menu
and the site map. Let's find out for sure.
One of the first and most well-documented on-page SEO penalties- intentionally hiding text or links from users, especially for the sake of loading the page up with keywords that are just for Google, can invite a nasty penalty. Some leeway appears given in legitimate circumstances like when using tabs or tooltips.