Who are Bing, Baidu, Yandex, Google, and Applebot?

Who are Bing, Baidu, Yandex, Google, and Applebot?

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06-19-2018, 06:53 PM

They're search engine spiders. They visit MFGG (and other sites) so that MFGG can appear in search engine results. MyBB automatically detects them as bot users, so they have a special status on the forums.

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Who are Bing, Baidu, Yandex, Google, and Applebot? - by Honey Saucer Gengar - 06-19-2018, 06:51 PM

RE: Who are Bing, Baidu, Yandex, Google, and Applebot? - by VinnyVideo - 06-19-2018, 06:53 PM

RE: Who are Bing, Baidu, Yandex, Google, and Applebot? - by HylianDev - 06-19-2018, 06:54 PM

RE: Who are Bing, Baidu, Yandex, Google, and Applebot? - by Mariotroid - 06-20-2018, 06:43 PM

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