It would be great to be able to edit the spiders file from the admin

5 Apr 2021, 4:20 PM

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It would be great to be able to edit the spiders file from the admin

It would be great to access the spiders file for editing from the admin using the "Exclude Spiders" as clickable leading to the editing or viewing of the spiders.txt file. This makes it easy for those who are either lazy (LOL! really trying to look for it but cannot find it) or just not savy enough to do this without spending too much time to do it. Or .... maybe just having it where you roll over the "Exclude Spiders" and it tells you where to find it at least?

5 Apr 2021, 4:23 PM

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shrimp_gumbo_mmmhhh

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Re: It would be great to be able to edit the spiders file from the admin

Also, would be good to have a roll over on the "Admin IP Address" where it gave instructions on how to set that!

5 Apr 2021, 6:42 PM

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drbyte

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Re: It would be great to be able to edit the spiders file from the admin

shrimp-gumbo-mmmhhh:

It would be great to access the spiders file for editing from the admin using the "Exclude Spiders" as clickable leading to the editing or viewing of the spiders.txt file. This makes it easy for those who are either lazy (LOL! really trying to look for it but cannot find it) or just not savy enough to do this without spending too much time to do it. Or .... maybe just having it where you roll over the "Exclude Spiders" and it tells you where to find it at least?

It is not intended to be made easy to edit this file. Most people would add wrong stuff to it and break their store (nobody would be able to shop), and troubleshooting that would be very difficult.

So, not likely to happen.

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6 Apr 2021, 1:36 PM

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Re: It would be great to be able to edit the spiders file from the admin

DrByte:

It is not intended to be made easy to edit this file. Most people would add wrong stuff to it and break their store (nobody would be able to shop), and troubleshooting that would be very difficult.

So, not likely to happen.
I understand the ZC team is overwhelmed and doesn't need new headaches but it would be nice to at least point to the file or point to the github code or a ZC forum page to notify of new bots to request that it be added! :)