Using CAPTCHA

[doodlebug]

Does having a CAPTCHA so your visitors can post in your forum, does this prevent the forum content from being indexed ?

I do want forum content indexed for the sake of SEO but wondered if this prevents it getting indexed ?

Thanks Andy

 

[dw1973]

No. Bots will still be able to view the posts, just as guests can.

 

[doodlebug]

Thanks DW,

I thought it would be ok, wasn't sure, i figured they can read but not write.

So CAPTCHA only prevents writing and not reading.

Andy

 

[ddwebguru]

captcha has nothing to do indexing. Posts will be indexed no matter whether there has any captcha in it or not. It will definitely reduce the amount of spam.

 

[dw1973]

Thanks DW,

I thought it would be ok, wasn't sure, i figured they can read but not write.

So CAPTCHA only prevents writing and not reading.

Andy

It depends how your forum is set up. If all forums can be read by guests then bots can read them. If you have some forums which are members only then the bots won't see the content of those.

Like ddwebguru says captcha is essential to top spam. The stronger the better.

 

[doodlebug]

Thanks for your replies Guys