I would also suggest using 301's instead of 404's to help the reindex.
On Feb 12, 2008 3:27 PM, Ricardo Russon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you let google re-index your site. and make all downloads come through, > say, download.cfm using cfcontent. you will have full control over what > happens to the user and the bot. > > Now, if you want to control what happens to the user accessing the > currently indexed pdfs and word docs, and not wait for a reindex, then you > would need to look into sone ISAPI rewrites. or something along the lines of > AJ's solution. > > On Feb 12, 2008 3:18 PM, Taco Fleur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Ricardo, > > > > not sure if I understand your suggestion??? > > > > If I flagged something in the session, there is still nothing I can do > > with that as the client might not come back to our domain again after > > downloading the document directly from the Google indexed link. Neither > > could I use JavaScript. Unless you mean that I should replace the indexed > > file with a normal CFM file, i.e. www.domain.com/word-document.doc would > > become a CFM page > > > > > > On 2/12/08, Ricardo Russon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > if the file was being serverd by cfcontent, then you could flag in the > > > session if the download is to begin or if the page is to be displayed. > > > then either display the download link or use js to start the download. > > > -> or just server up the file if its a bot so that it can get indexed. > > > > > > just move the files, preferably somewhere outside the webroot and wait > > > for google to re-index your site with the new cf links. > > > > > > > > > On Feb 12, 2008 2:59 PM, Taco Fleur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone has any bright ideas on the following. > > > > > > > > We have some Word and PDF documents that are indexed by Google. When > > > > a user finds the document and click the link from Google, they'll > > > > immediately download the document from our site and never see the site > > > > itself. > > > > > > > > This is not what we want, we'd like to display a page from our site > > > > after the download started. > > > > > > > > Now, one thing I can think of doing, is replacing the indexed files > > > > with a 404 that checks if the file exists, if it does, then display a > > > > link > > > > to the file for download. However, that's not the most optimal, it > > > > would be > > > > nicer if I could somehow serve the file up with cfcontent and then > > > > display a > > > > page... But I think that is wishful thinking..... > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Web Designers, Web Awards www.web-designers-australia.com > > > > Looking for a business, product or service? Try the new Australian > > > > search engine www.clickfind.com.au > > > > blog: http://australian-search-engine.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > blog: http://australian-search-engine.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
