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Created on 2009-09-11 07:41:33 with 515 views.

  • I want my blog to stay HIDDEN from search engines - and yet use WP Integration Pack to create users, how do i do both?

  • Well, this wasn't the intention of using the WP Integration Pack, but it's certainly a viable option that is apparently desireable by some of you out there... and we've created a slight work around in literally one-line of code that you'll add to your wp index.php file.

    But first! let me remind you what you could do first! (and what we recommend)

    method 1. TOP RECOMMENDATION
    if you want to benefit from the seo and spidering capability of the search engines - with at least SOME of your content - (ie. categories, comments, meta tags, keywords, etc. etc. etc. - which is all good stuff!) then you'll want to keep your blog/cms tool completely open to the public... (BUT!) this does NOT mean that your exclusive members only content needs to be OPEN to the public!

    allow me to explain...

    the RAP Member Drip Plugin (exclusively provided ONLY in this WP Integration Pack) helps you 'drip feed' content to your WP users - based on signup details as they are initially created using the membership plus addon for RAP.

    this drip plugin allows you to specify who should see the content of posts, pages, innertext within the posts themselves, based on days being a member of your RAP based membership site.

    this is the most flexible, and convenient way to parlay exclusive info to your members, while allowing your blog to be listed based on it's seo meta information

    (TOP RECOMMENDATION - above!)

    method 2. HIDE MY BLOG ENTIRELY - PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED ACTION - (pre WP Integration Pack)
    protect the blog entirely from search engines. keep in mind that in doing so, it protects it so well, that our wp integration pack cannot even get in there ;) it's fort knox! which is why it's so powerfully awesome and convenient to use this overly protective feature of protecting the ENTIRE blog. but in doing so, it means we cannot create users at all... because we use some pretty nifty methods to do all this legwork - and we cannot 'jimmy' a way into the blog.

    but you can indeed protect you blog this way. ;) and it works well, just not with our wp int pack addon...

    ... or can it ;) (see #3 below)

    method 3. HIDE MY BLOG * and * use WP INT PACK ADDON
    incorporate a few code modifications and voila - have both a hidden blog from search engines and still user integration and drip content for those particular users - all in one fell swoop!

    ... all in just 1 line and 1 tweak ;) and yes, the tweak is NOT a hack - it's using a (little known) feature talked about on pgs. 35-40 of the documentation for the membership plus addon for rapidactionprofits.

    here's how to accomplish this:

    step 1.
    protecting a wordpress blog installation and making the content only viewable to members can be seen on pages 35-40 (in various forms) in the membership plus addon documentation (and in your rap-extras/members account - clicking on the 'Protect Directories...' link at bottom of main page).

    in step 1. - you incorporate 4 lines of code to protect anything - but in particular you're entire blog.

    (this litearlly blocks ANYONE who's not logged into your membership site from viewing ANYTHING at all on your blog - and actually forwards them to the membership site's login page)

    step 2.
    if you're wanting step 1's protective features but want users generated and want them to be auto-signed in (part of the wp int pack) while still keeping others out ... then make these TWO modifications.

    step 2-a.
    add this line of code to the very top of your wp index.php file.

    $whattodo = ( isset( $_GET[hash] ) || $_POST[sso_action]=="wpkeycheck" || $_POST[sso_action]=="wpregupdate" ) ? false : true ;

    step 2-b.
    in the last line of protective code you'll see something that looks like this...

    $protect = new protectAccess("/".$pathfromdomain."/");

    make it look like this:

    $protect = new protectAccess("/".$pathfromdomain."/", $whattodo);


    step 3. save it and try to not only 'confirm secret key' in membership plus addon admin area - using the wp int pack section... and you'll see that it shoudl confirm perfectly... plus your site is now protected from anything other than those coming from your membership site (same or cross domains) - altogether.

    DONE. ;)

    In all, i'd suggest using method #1 above, but if you want the added protection of no spidering or any seo on you meta, keywords, etc... then use this method #3 above.

 

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