How is it that traffic can be directed to a landing page that is not accessible through the URL?

11 years ago

Adorer,

Do you mean how is a landing page not accessible without a link to it somewhere?
If a web page resides on a server with a domain, it has a URL.

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Adorer 11 years ago

Originally Posted by TheContentAuthority

Adorer,

Do you mean how is a landing page not accessible without a link to it somewhere?

Yes.

Originally Posted by TheContentAuthority

If a web page resides on a server with a domain, it has a URL.

Yes, but, from what I gather it does not necessarily need to be accessible from within the website. I don't know how this is done and if I am understanding this correctly. This is what I wonder, if it is possible, how is it done.
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David V

11 years ago

You need to be more specific with your question before anyone can help.

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Adorer

11 years ago

Originally Posted by David V

You need to be more specific with your question before anyone can help.

Yes. :p

Did you ever have a question regarding something that you had absolute no idea and couldn't even pose a question well enough to start understanding? It's kind of where I am at.

After I read your statement I did some internet research in an attempt to begin to understand and be able to the question. :confused: I came up with something called a 'squeeze page'.

I need to speak further with the people with whom I am consulting who have mentioned this type of possibility. I need to understand exactly what they are talking about. I thought someone here may know just from the general question.

Well, try to answer this question if you please:

Can a website have a landing page that is not accessible through the website? :confused: Let's say I go to a website and I can link any where on the website except a certain page which is still accessible via the internet. Is this even possible?

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David V

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Adorer

Can a website have a landing page that is not accessible through the website? :confused: Let's say I go to a website and I can link any where on the website except a certain page which is still accessible via the internet. Is this even possible?

Sure.
So, if you have a website and for the sake of simplicity let's say you have the following:

Home
About
Services
Contact
Landing page

On the Home, About, Services, and Contact pages you have links to the other pages say in the top menu or a footer menu. You leave off any links to the landing page, so someone on the site will not be able click any link to it, yet it's still accessible via the browser if someone types in the exact url, or they find it in the search engines.
This is really not advised though for this example.

What are you trying to do? Maybe explain the why? Why do you want to block access to page?

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Adorer

11 years ago

Originally Posted by David V

Sure.
So, if you have a website and for the sake of simplicity let's say you have the following:

Home
About
Services
Contact
Landing page

On the Home, About, Services, and Contact pages you have links to the other pages say in the top menu or a footer menu. You leave off any links to the landing page, so someone on the site will not be able click any link to it, yet it's still accessible via the browser if someone types in the exact url, or they find it in the search engines.
This is really not advised though for this example.

What are you trying to do? Maybe explain the why? Why do you want to block access to page?

Hello David V,

At the moment, I am not trying to do anything, really. I am just trying to figure out some propositions. I can be a little more specific. Here we go...

I am working on several websites one of which is a product website. The idea is to offer a certain package and/or discount on a landing page not accessible to on the website. So, the website has regular prices for the product but through a campaign there will be a landing page specifically for the campaign prices. I may have said a bit too much. Not to mention that I do not have the details as I already mentioned. I am just trying to learn a little before a consultation with some people who I believe are proposing this. Again, I am just trying to get my feet wet before a meeting.

Anywho, would that be what is called a 'broken link' which the search engines do not like? I would think that the site map needs to be complete.

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David V

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Adorer

The idea is to offer a certain package and/or discount on a landing page not accessible to on the website. So, the website has regular prices for the product but through a campaign there will be a landing page specifically for the campaign prices.

Anywho, would that be what is called a 'broken link' which the search engines do not like? I would think that the site map needs to be complete.

Your idea is right in-line with what lot's of people do. It can be accomplished will relative ease.
Those "secret" discount pages, or landing pages can be blocked for the search engines (so they won't crawl them) and it's doubtful anyone will find them unless you want them to (which is the plan!)

As far as broken links there's no issue. The only way you'll have a broken link is if on your webpage, whatever page it might be (home, about, etc..) you had a hyperlink and the destination did not exist, therefore the link would be broken.

You can tell the search engines whatever you want. Your site map is whatever you want it to be and you can exclude and/or block whatever pages you want, there's no bad mojo for that.

The workflow your thinking is pretty much spot on.
Create a site with various pages, etc...
then create other pages that are "secret" where you can have discounts to certain groups or people or mailing lists, etc... They do not have to be part of the internal linking structure of the main site pages.

Hope that helps.

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Adorer

11 years ago

Originally Posted by David V

Your idea is right in-line with what lot's of people do. It can be accomplished will relative ease.
Those "secret" discount pages, or landing pages can be blocked for the search engines (so they won't crawl them) and it's doubtful anyone will find them unless you want them to (which is the plan!)

As far as broken links there's no issue. The only way you'll have a broken link is if on your webpage, whatever page it might be (home, about, etc..) you had a hyperlink and the destination did not exist, therefore the link would be broken.

You can tell the search engines whatever you want. Your site map is whatever you want it to be and you can exclude and/or block whatever pages you want, there's no bad mojo for that.

The workflow your thinking is pretty much spot on.
Create a site with various pages, etc...
then create other pages that are "secret" where you can have discounts to certain groups or people or mailing lists, etc... They do not have to be part of the internal linking structure of the main site pages.

Hope that helps.

It sure does. Thanks a lot. This is what I wanted to know. Great!!!

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leliahawkins31

11 years ago

totally confused, correct if I'm wrong but every website can provide a landing page.

follow up question will be followed if you response.
really to help.

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Adorer

11 years ago

Originally Posted by leliahawkins31

totally confused, correct if I'm wrong but every website can provide a landing page.

follow up question will be followed if you response.
really to help.

thanks

Yes, I think you can direct people to a particular page (landing page) of your website. I am a newbie.. so watch out.

Now, if this is correct, my question is, can the landing page the people are being sent to not be accessible through the website.

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Adorer

11 years ago

Originally Posted by mfred90

Can you explain your question in detail. ?

Pretty much David V answered the question. Read his last post. It's all there.

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Adorer 11 years ago

Hello DavidV,

I created the pages without links but, they are being indexed by Google. I can I make it so that search engines do not crawl them?

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David V

11 years ago

The pages you don't want indexed or followed would need the noindex & nofollow meta tag.
If your using a SEO plugin, most will let you specify this per page.
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">

You don't want to paste that into the header file or you will block most of the site.
Only do this on a page by page basis.
If your not using a plugin for SEO then you probably should. (like the Yoast Plugin), it will let you specify page by page what to block, nofollow, noindex, etc...

If the page your trying to block is not part of WP but just a plain ole html page, then you can paste that meta tag in the header to block indexing for that page.

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Adorer 11 years ago

You're greeeeeeeaaat! Thanks.
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