Bots

[kadafi_alive]

Hi,

Is it there way to view bots 'Currently Active Users' tab instead of clickin' on Whois Online like in IPB.

[Steve Machol]

Sorry, I don't understand. Please explain.

[kadafi_alive]

Sorry, I don't understand. Please explain.

For example, at invisionboards, when a googlebot visit the forum. It will show up as Googlebot.com beneath the current active user list. In Vbulletin, you can only see the bot when you click the the current active user list.

[Steve Machol]

You add this info here:

Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> Who's Online Options ->
Spider Identification Strings and Spider Identification Description

[kadafi_alive]

You add this info here:

Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> Who's Online Options ->
Spider Identification Strings and Spider Identification Description

I'm sorry for not explainin' my point clearly.

The problem is that the for example the bot Google, will be identified as Googlebot when you click the Currently Active User list but it will appear as Guest on forum home.

For example, a invision board has this on their home.

89 user(s) active in the past 15 minutes
68 guests, 17 members 4 anonymous members Archive.org, desertdweller, Alikhlas999, Livius, Laila786, Texanne, htmmrz, mqs18, amani, Muezza, AaTk, iftikharalam, DontUnderStand, xeo, gill

Note the bold part. That is a spiderbot. That means that guests, members etc can see that its a spiderbot without going to /forums/online.php?

[Steve Machol]

Unfortunately there is no function to do this. This requires modifying the code. You can try asking for help with this over at www.vbulletin.org.