Can Google see plugins?

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Just putting myself into Google's place - if I was concerned with quality original content, isn't the easiest thing to do just to check whether a blog has the autoblog, wp-o-matic etc plugins installed. If yes, then a good chance that the content isn't original and so either very low ranking or simply not indexed.

If this is the case, can/should plugins be hidden? I know that robots.txt is ignored by Google so that isn't much help.

Forgive me if this is answered elsewhere - not sure what to type into search to find an answer.
 
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give it 666 or something or 555 cant remember which one or password protect it
 
Yes, it can see it by default. Simply type the full path in browser :)

You can also use .htaccess to deny http access to the plugins (and you should if you are doing something funny)
 
renamd the plugin folder may work?? they can type it if they know how you name the folder only i guess..
 
Instead of renaming plugin folder (might break it) how about renaming the plugins?
 
You need to setup your robot.txt I didnt know that on my last site and all my plugins got indexed by the G. lol if you search site:yousite.com it will show all your indexed pages.
 
put this in your .htaccess file and this will block google and other users from looking at your plugin folder.

# Prevents directory listing
Options -Indexes
 
I would use .htaccess intead of robots.txt. With .htaccess, no one can see the directory where plugins are located, with robots.txt you are relying on robots to behave (I am almost sure goog has robots that go out and explore stuff like cloaking, and don't behave...).
 
Yes, do it in .htaccess. Set it and forget it, once.

<Directory /path/to/diretcory>
order allow,deny
deny from all
<Directory>
 
My .htaccess right now has this:
# BEGIN WordPress

# END WordPress
# Prevents directory listing
Options -Indexes

Is that OK?

If not what's the exact code that should i put?
 
Just put an index page in your plugins folder, and/or use robots.txt to disallow access to it.
 
Google doesn't ignore robots.txt.

They also don't go looking for random files in your plugins folder, either.

This is a non-issue. Worry about real footprints.
 
put empty index.html in all your plugin folder, like mine so if the user type the plugin name in the url, they wont see anything.
 
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