Can this be Done? I want to lock WP Posts only for Paid Members Yet want Google Index the Full Content...

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I want to Lock my Wordpress Posts for paid Members Yet want Google Index the Full Content

I may be contradicting here but this is what I want....I need organic Traffic but at the same time don't want to show unpaid members all
my Content. I use wp-members as my membership plugin .
 
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Maybe something like "whitelist" google crawling bot ip's to not need to be logged in to see content. Or identify the google crawler by user agent.
Definitely should be possible because came across many articles that the snippet gave me some information in the middle of the article, but to see that part had to log in or buy premium first. Source code did not show any of the content either.

Or metering. Show all content to everyone for X seconds. Small intro text above the fold to make them warm and want to read more, but after 5 seconds content gets locked and forces user to register and pay.
 
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Your idea to lock after few seconds is a option I would consider if there is no other way.
I can say sites like quora forces gets traffic from Google but forces to Login after reading one post.
I would prefer to know technical details of how to achieve that results.
 
Search for wordpress paywall solutions instead of paid membership. You get more results and I would expect a ready made plugin would excist for this use.
 
Yes, it can be done - every news site does it. However, be VERY CAREFUL and stay on top of your analytics, because if a lot of your users come to your site from Google and bounce back to search results to land on another site, your rankings will go down fast.
 
I think it would be possible however, if google indexes your post. Wont everything you tried to hide be available to see in cached version of your site on google?

I remember a few years back, you could abuse cached version on paywalled websites and get stuff for free.
 
LilMosey said:
I think it would be possible however, if google indexes your post. Wont everything you tried to hide be available to see in cached version of your site on google?

I remember a few years back, you could abuse cached version on paywalled websites and get stuff for free.
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Most people wouldn't bother checking cashed versions or even know what "cache" means. They would just hit the back button and go to another site. Unless of course you are a monopoly in that search query and only your site satisfies the user intent / has that information.
 
thesmashge said:
Your idea to lock after few seconds is a option I would consider if there is no other way.
I can say sites like quora forces gets traffic from Google but forces to Login after reading one post.
I would prefer to know technical details of how to achieve that results.
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I mean depending on your content, you could just make something like a redirect to "buy this membership" website and a popup before they get send to that site, also make it so fast and repeat it so often that even if they go back they'll get sent to the membership site, like most porn ads do.
Sorry if didn't really understand your question and just wasted your time by answering something completly different, i'm tired and hope i just read it correctly.
 
Thank you all for your inputs and now I have a basic idea about what to look for...

It would be possible for a cookie-based Pop up which allows new users to read 1 or 2 posts and after that forces a Registration Form screen . That would allow google to index and prevent non-registered users to see all the Content.
I guess all i need is a Pop up plugin with this capability and i am sure it is already developed and available somewhere.
Just that i have not found it yet.
 
thesmashge said:
Thank you all for your inputs and now I have a basic idea about what to look for...

It would be possible for a cookie-based Pop up which allows new users to read 1 or 2 posts and after that forces a Registration Form screen . That would allow google to index and prevent non-registered users to see all the Content.
I guess all i need is a Pop up plugin with this capability and i am sure it is already developed and available somewhere.
Just that i have not found it yet.
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I googled it..dunno if i can help in any capacity.
First: https://wordpress.org/plugins/popup-builder/
  • Redirect user to another page when he/she clicks on popup content
  • Show/Hide Popup for selected User Roles (Admin panel)
Second: https://wordpress.org/plugins/popup-maker/
  • Conditions allow you to target exactly who will (and will not) see your popups. Target any WordPress content such as: posts, pages, and 26 more!
 
Just hire a developer. Can be done within a few hours.
Upwork or make a WTB here on BHW
 
Thanks for the Plugin and suggetion.Now the next question is if i block content like this with pop up will google allow me to rank for the content keywords? I personally think that it won't be a problem but would appreciate help from someone who has already experimented similar tactics.
 
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