Hide Currently Active Users from search bots

How's the best way to fo this?

Easiest way is to use the vBSEO Virtual HTML feature around the WGO box...

(How To) Add Virtual HTML Display In Your Forum Template - Blogs - vBulletin SEO Forums

I understand what you do is wrap the template section in tags but what does it actually do?

It turns the regular html into javascript.... and bots generally don't load javascript.

Ahh, I see, but non logged in users can still see it? Just not the bots.

How do you know if it's worked ok?

everyone can still see it.... it's just gone form regular html into a javascript write() function.

view source, and you can see it in action.

he can hide it on admin cp

You only have the option to hide it per usergroup, no option to hide it strictly from bots. I'm assuming he wants to keep it viewable for visitors, just not bots.

Bots are guests, and again, using virtual html doesn't HIDE anything. It simply re-codes the source code so that is is not raw html, but rather javascript document.write() commands which most bots ignore.

Originally Posted by Brian Cummiskey

Bots are guests, and again, using virtual html doesn't HIDE anything. It simply re-codes the source code so that is is not raw html, but rather javascript document.write() commands which most bots ignore.

I should have quoted DEAD HEART as my reply was directed towards him. I understand the virtual HTML and what it does