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i pdf files available users logged site. prevent not authenticated accessing pdf's typing in url. suggestions on how can best this? there ways can prevent google search displaying pdf files located on joomla server?

thanks in advance guidance.

jimmy

hey jimmy,

you can use robots.txt file. tells search engines aren't allowed places.

here link how use it.
http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

essentially want store of pdfs in directory , use robots.txt file tell google , other spiders not index directory.