Hi,

Google indexed a file (PDF) that was linked to a topic that only users in a group can access the topic.

How can I allow access to the media file only to members of the group and not crawlers.

Thank you,

Sam

[@netweb Keymaster 7 years, 5 months ago]

This I’m guessing this is when using BuddyPress?

If so this should be asked on https://buddypress.org/support

[@samisraeli Participant 7 years, 5 months ago]

Hi Stephen, We don’t have buddypress we have bbpress.

[@netweb Keymaster 7 years, 5 months ago]

bbPress doesn’t include any “groups” functionality out of the box, groups functionality is typically added by way of plugins of which BuddyPress is one such plugin.

So are you using a plugin to add “groups” functionality to bbPress, if so which one?

If not, could you explain how you are grouping and how you are protecting those topics from Google in the first place please.

[@samisraeli Participant 7 years, 5 months ago]

We are using “groups” plugin.
It doesn’t protect the media files only the content.

[@netweb Keymaster 7 years, 5 months ago]

I’ve no idea what that plugin is, I suspect however though that this will be an issue with that plugin, if that plugin is “leaking” sensitive information from within a “protected” topic that this plugin “protects” from Google then this will be an issue for that plugin and not bbPress.

[@samisraeli Participant 7 years, 5 months ago]

Thank you Stephen for your reply.

Have you heard other solution to protect the media file?

[@netweb Keymaster 7 years, 5 months ago]

Maybe BuddyPress can do this, it can for sure created groups for you and group forums for those groups, as to attachments in those topics I’m not sure what plugins are out there for this but I’d expect any attachment plugin that works with groups of users and bbPress topics should protect those attachments from unauthorised viewing.

I think you should contact the plugin author of the plugin you are using now to facilitate this functionality, I’m quite sure they’ll be grateful for being informed that there plugin is not working as expected, you might even get lucky and the author fixes the plugin so it does protect those attachments 🙂

[@samisraeli Participant 7 years, 5 months ago]

Thank you Stephen!!!

[@mrenkema Participant 6 years, 8 months ago]

Hello Sam,

Did you find a solution for your problem? I facing the same issue.

Thanks, Marten