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Is the WSJ fully indexed by Google? I thought they hid lots of stuff behind the paywall. (Not saying the quote isn't manufactured, but that a Google search is
by danielweber 14y ago
Is the WSJ fully indexed by Google? I thought they hid lots of stuff behind the paywall.
(Not saying the quote isn't manufactured, but that a Google search isn't a good test.)
- sp332 14y agoThe paywall has holes punched in it for Google to index the site. Often (not always, depending on cookies) going to an article from a Google search will get you the full text of even paywalled articles.
- patmcguire 14y agoNothing's hidden behind the paywall - Google can see everything. The general strategy for paywall sites is to let Google index everything and let a person's first visit to the site from Google bypass it as well. That way the paywall stays up, Google indexes their site, and they don't get in trouble for showing different things to the Googlebot than everyone else.