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  • jtay123
    jtay123 last edited by Mar 24, 2012, 9:41 AM

    Hi

    I have just run a crawl test on screaming frog and it is showing quite a few 403 forbidden status codes.

    We are showing none of these in webmaster tools, is this an issue?

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    • SEOExecutive20
      SEOExecutive20 @jtay123 last edited by Mar 25, 2012, 12:30 PM Mar 25, 2012, 12:30 PM

      Your welcome! Anytime

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      • jtay123
        jtay123 @SEOExecutive20 last edited by Mar 25, 2012, 8:22 AM Mar 25, 2012, 8:22 AM

        Followed advice ran report again, now 100% 200: OK, really chuffed thanks!

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        • jtay123
          jtay123 @SEOExecutive20 last edited by Mar 25, 2012, 6:45 AM Mar 25, 2012, 6:45 AM

          Thanks guys I will get that sorted.

          Still very much a beginner and part time (late nights on our own sites) but this pro membership is proving priceless.

          Really appreciate the help!

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          • AlanMosley
            AlanMosley @jtay123 last edited by Mar 25, 2012, 3:57 AM Mar 25, 2012, 3:57 AM

            SEo Executive is correct. uyou have some flooding protection on

            i doubt very much if you are a target for DOS attacks so get ried of it

            this is how crawlers see your code

            Forbidden access

            (Flooding)

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            • SEOExecutive20
              SEOExecutive20 last edited by Mar 25, 2012, 6:46 AM Mar 25, 2012, 2:17 AM

              Yes it's an issue and I will help you fix this:

              I noticed you are using sh404sef

              From the back end of your site you will need to go to sh404sef

              Then sh404sef configuration security tab,

              At the bottom, you will find an option below "Anti-flood configuration",  you will need to set "Activate anti-flood" to "No".

              jtay123 2 Replies Last reply Mar 25, 2012, 8:22 AM Reply Quote 1
              • jtay123
                jtay123 @AlanMosley last edited by Mar 24, 2012, 2:00 PM Mar 24, 2012, 2:00 PM

                Yes sure.

                www.lawngrassseed.co.uk

                AlanMosley 1 Reply Last reply Mar 25, 2012, 3:57 AM Reply Quote 0
                • AlanMosley
                  AlanMosley last edited by Mar 24, 2012, 1:56 PM Mar 24, 2012, 1:56 PM

                  Yes it means the crawler has no permissions to crawl the page.

                  Can we get the domain so we can check, use a tiny url if you dont want it shown

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