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> Experts Exchange also used to do that awful thing where they let Google index the solution but would hide it from visitors until they'd signed in. This might
by skinkestek 6y ago
> Experts Exchange also used to do that awful thing where they let Google index the solution but would hide it from visitors until they'd signed in.
This might make someone here angry that they weren't aware of it (or make them smile):
This is how they did it:
The answers were always visible if you just scrolled far enough down the page.
At least that is how I experienced it - and I thought every oldtimer knew! :-)
- petepete 6y agoNo, they only started doing that after Google penalised them for underhand tactics. There's a full description of how it worked on their Wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experts_Exchange#Paywall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experts_Exchange#Paywall You should probably check before dishing out patronising and incorrect answers.