I added a Top bar on my forums Need to know if it will effect my SEO

[DieselMinded]

I added a top bar

Diesel Bombers - Diesel Forum - High Performance, Cummins, Duramax, Powestroke, TDI

I dont want this info displaying in my Search engine results how can i prevent that ?

Im changing the Home and new posts link to images im sure that will help and the rest if coded like so please advise me how to not have this show in search engine results

<style type="text/css">
<!--
.networkbarselect {
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #333333;
    width: 200px;
    background-color: #F2F2F2;
}
.toolbarlink A{
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #333333;
}
.toolbarlink A:hover{
    color: #222222;
}
-->
</style>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
<!--
function MM_jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore){ //v3.0
  eval(targ+".location='"+selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value+"'");
  if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0;
}
//-->
</script>
<table width="100%" height="30px" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
  <tr>
    <td background="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/bg.gif" width="29%">
    <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px">
    <font face="Verdana"><b>
    <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com">HOME</a></font></b></font><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font>
    <font face="Verdana"><b>
    <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/search.php?do=getnew">
            <font size="2">NEW POSTS</font></a></b></font></td>
            
    <td align="center" background="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/bg.gif" valign="top" height="30" width="28%">
<p style="padding-top: 0px; ">
<select name="networkbar" onChange="MM_jumpMenu('window.open()',this,1)" class="networkbarselect">
<option value="javascript://" selected>Diesel Bombers Sites</option>
                <option value="http://www.thedieselclassifieds.com">The Diesel 
                Classifieds</option>
                <option value="http://www.dieselbookmarks.com">Diesel Bookmarks</option>
                <option value="http://www.cafepress.com/DieselBombers">Bomber 
                Gear</option>
        <option value="http://www.dieselswag.com">Diesel Swag</option>
                <option value="http://www.youtube.com/DieselBombers">You Tube 
                Video Channel</option>
              </select></p>
    <td align="right" background="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/bg.gif" width="42%">
      <form action="http://www.google.com/cse" id="cse-search-box" target="_blank">
  <div>
    <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-6341648289900751:8xsfhg-bh1k" />
    <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
    <input type="text" name="q" size="31" />
    <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </div>
</form>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
    </td>
  </tr>
  </table>
<!-- logo -->
<a name="top"></a>
     <table border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
    <td align="$stylevar[left]"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a></td>
    <td align="$stylevar[right]" id="header_right_cell">
        <if condition="$ad_location['ad_header_logo']">$ad_location[ad_header_logo]<else />&nbsp;</if>

        
    </td>
</tr>
</table>

[DieselMinded]

Can anyone lend me some advice ?

is there some type of code to put in the html to have the content inside its tags not read by search engines , if there is please let me know cause i could use it on my links directory

Diesel BookmarksDiesel Links Directory

all the Links show random and i dont know how to make the bots just read the listings and not all the other stuff

TIA

[briansol]

you can use a template conditional to only show to members.

<if condition="$show['member']> code here </if>


'newpost' doesn't exist for guests anyway... i would probably not show that to guests/bots.


you should also move the style into the style of your theme in the custom blcok at the bottom, and move the javascript into it's own file, and call it in headinclude template so that it's cached on page load, and not in the markup.

[DieselMinded]

this is how a google bot is viewing my header right now

#[1]Diesel Bombers RSS Feed

[2]Go To The Home Page [3]About Us [4]Join The Bombers

[Diesel Bombers Sites......]
_______________________________ Search

[5]Diesel Bombers

[6]Bomb Site [7]Arcade [8]Casino [9]BOMBARDIER [10]Bomb Bay [6]
[11]Sweepstakes [12]Clubs

Diesel Bombers

User Name __________ [_] Remember Me?
Password __________ Log in

[13]Chat Room [5] [14]Register [15]Blogs [16]Search [17]Today's Posts
[18]Mark Forums Read

[19][amjbanner.gif]

[20][base.gif]

Is the stuff i added going to show up in my SEO?

[Martyn]

its a long shot. but make a custom page, with just the top bar information. then block it from search engines disallow the php file, then just call it within the header??

[DieselMinded]

we need a ,,,

<if condition SEO BOT=yes- then ignore>

</if>

[Keith Cohen]

You could also have the code in your footer and use absolute position to display it at the top of the page possibly. Then it wouldn't be the first thing the search engine sees.

[Martyn]

we need a ,,,

<if condition SEO BOT=yes- then ignore>

</if>

no such thing. do what keith said.

[woostar]

we need a ,,,

<if condition SEO BOT=yes- then ignore>

</if>

Do you mean?:-

 <if condition="$show['spider']">
// Bots can see this
<else />
// Bots can't see this
</if>

[briansol]

<if condition="I R CLOAKER">Spam google google google <else />Hi, welcome to my site. pretty soon, you won't be able to find me because I got dropped from google index for cloaking</if>

[DieselMinded]

You could also have the code in your footer and use absolute position to display it at the top of the page possibly. Then it wouldn't be the first thing the search engine sees.

Please view my page , i have it set up as $headerad and connected to the bottom of my header ...

My Search Engine results are starting to populate with

Diesel Bombers Sites, The Diesel Classifieds, Diesel Bookmarks, Bomber Gear, Diesel Swag, YouTube Video Channel ...

ARGH !! this is what i was trying to avoid

Please help me show the $headernav where it is now w/o it being indexed as the first thing on the page

Thanks

[DieselMinded]

i have cheated for now by moving

<p align="center"><if condition="$show['guest']"><!--VBSEO_RR_1--></if></p> 

above $header in Show thread

This should get me by until someone can help me

[DieselMinded]

It dont read my nav bar links i dont know why its reading this !

[DieselMinded]

Anyone?

[DieselMinded]

How do i do this?