2013-08-25, 08:33 AM
2013-08-26, 12:02 AM
Step # 1
Go to ACP>Users & Groups>Groups>Add New User Group>Copy Permissions from Guest.
Name it anything you want. I would use "Bots" for example.
Step # 2
Go to ACP>Configuration>Spiders/Bots>Google>Edit Bot>User Group>Bots
Step # 3
Go to ACP>Forums & Posts>Forum Management>FORUM NAME>Permissions
Set the custom permissions for your spiders/bots by customizing the permissions for the bots group. In your case, you would untick "Can view threads" in forum settings. If you don't want them to view any thread on your forum then there's an easy way to do this. In group settings, untick "Can view threads" and save the group.
Go to ACP>Users & Groups>Groups>Add New User Group>Copy Permissions from Guest.
Name it anything you want. I would use "Bots" for example.
Step # 2
Go to ACP>Configuration>Spiders/Bots>Google>Edit Bot>User Group>Bots
Step # 3
Go to ACP>Forums & Posts>Forum Management>FORUM NAME>Permissions
Set the custom permissions for your spiders/bots by customizing the permissions for the bots group. In your case, you would untick "Can view threads" in forum settings. If you don't want them to view any thread on your forum then there's an easy way to do this. In group settings, untick "Can view threads" and save the group.