Keeping a site private.

[StupidGlitch]

So yeah, best ways to keep a site/forum totally private?

Ie, i don't want it crawled all over google etc.

Best ways of how to make this happen? I won't need to rely on ddl/linkbacks/link exchanges etc etc..

Only two i can think of atm is https and having it closed off to guests.

 

[CJ]

for blocking google u just need to add robots.txt with follow rules
User-agent: *
Disallow: /

& for making a site non-visible for guests, you already know(if the site is based on some forum script) :P

 

[StupidGlitch]

Oh that simple eh? lol.

God how stupid do i feel now.

 

[XSLTel]

hmmm how would you get traffic? word of mouth !! is there anything unique with your upcoming site to urge users to signup

 

[StupidGlitch]

Won't need traffic on what i'm planning to do, it's just for a very limited amount of friends only, which will be invited.

 

[Krack3r]

edit your robots.txt plus limit non members to a login page only reason being some rogue bots can disregard robots.txt compleately for example yandex

 

[-saMmy-]

count me in if you have any project messiah

 

[ThreeNF]

set a password for the website

 

[innocent_kid]

u seem to be making some kind of illegal website or marketplace ^_~ :P

 

[StupidGlitch]

^^ lol.

It's nothing that major, just don't want random people on it.