Is there a way to set up forums so that a member of a 'lower rank' group can see the title of a thread and maybe even the first few lines, but the rest is greyed out and followed by a message that to view this content a member must be of a 'higher rank'? Some news websites have something like this for content, eg Bloomberg, so I was thinking the same approach on a forum might 'hint' at the extra content as a incentive for members to upgrade to a tier where they can view all of that content unfettered?
XF 2.2 How to give users a limited 'sneak peek' at content
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Arantor
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The real question: do you want to apply that same restriction to search engines indexing your site?
(Last I checked, it wasn’t unheard of for Google to visit your site on the sly not identifying itself as Google to verify you weren’t showing them fuller content normally and reduced content the rest of the time, a la Experts Exchange and if they catch you, it’s a fairly hefty search penalty)
(Last I checked, it wasn’t unheard of for Google to visit your site on the sly not identifying itself as Google to verify you weren’t showing them fuller content normally and reduced content the rest of the time, a la Experts Exchange and if they catch you, it’s a fairly hefty search penalty)
Mr Lucky
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Titles only can be done via regular permission: view thread content.
This addon shows first post only, users need to upgrade to view the rest.
Beware that Google will only see first post,
This addon shows first post only, users need to upgrade to view the rest.
Beware that Google will only see first post,
