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Need help uploading files....

by sadiecopywriter
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I asked this question before, but I don't think I asked in the right way to get a good enough answer. (Only one person answered.)

Anyway, I'm looking to upload a zip file that people can download if they have the link. I'm also looking to hide that link from search engines.

I don't know how to do either of these things. I'm not very technically skilled, (but I'm a very good writer.) I got filezilla and watched all the tutorials about it on hostgator, and I'm now more confused than ever. I think I only understood three words.

Is there an easy way for someone with NO programming knowledge or technical skills to do this?

I'll even buy something if that made it at all doable. WSO anyone?
#downdload page #files #uploading
  • Profile picture of the author JustinP
    Hey Mercedes

    Are you using wordpress? If so, you can create a hidden page on your site (using Exclude Pages from Navigation plugin) and use the Easy Noindex And Nofollow plugin to hide that page from search engines.

    Host a DL link to the zip on that page.

    This is one way of many but thought I would suggest that as a starting point
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    • Profile picture of the author 4under
      Just to add to where Justin was going...

      Most zip programs will allow you to add a password to the zip, so even if someone found it, they couldn't open it unless they had the pass.
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    • Profile picture of the author AnniePot
      Hi Mercedes

      Assuming you are using Wordpress:

      Create a page and use the Exclude Pages Plugin to not list it in the usual blog navigation lists. Also use the Easy Noindex And Nofollow plugin (on that page only!!)

      Create a folder in your site's root, upload the zip file to that folder and create a "Click Here To Download" link to it from the original page. Give that folder an obscure name which will be difficult to remember and for good measure change the folder name and the reference to it in the link regularly.
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  • Profile picture of the author highrank
    Hey Sadie,

    There is a couple of ways to do this, the most common method is:

    Robots.txt

    - Upload the zip to the desired directory on your server e.g. example.com/folder/download.zip

    - In your main directory (example.com) create a file called "robots.txt"

    - In "robots.txt" enter this code:

    Disallow: /folder/

    (folder being the folder that the .zip is stored in)
    - That will block the search engine that visit your site from crawling that directory an therefore leave it out of the search results.

    However, if someone places the link on their own website, Google will crawl it and then it will be added anyway

    The other method is:

    Password Protect Directory

    - Upload the .zip to a folder

    - Password protect the folder

    - Give anyone who wants the .zip the username and password

    This will stop any search engines indexing the file, but it might be a pain in the ass to hand out passwords.

    Those are the only solutions I know of, but someone else might be able to offer some better advice.

    PM me if you want me to do any of this for you.
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