cookies and Google
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:29 am
A site I'm developing for a client has an international audience. Because of that, upon first visiting any site that depends on location (for price lists, availability of products, etc.) if no locale is set, the user is requested to select where they are located.
unfortunately, this has the adverse effect of also prompting Google and other search engines to set their locale. i know this cause I've viewed cached versions of the site at Google.
is there a way of knowing whether or not it's a bot or spider visiting the site and if so, defaulting to a specific locale?
links to examples welcome.
unfortunately, this has the adverse effect of also prompting Google and other search engines to set their locale. i know this cause I've viewed cached versions of the site at Google.
is there a way of knowing whether or not it's a bot or spider visiting the site and if so, defaulting to a specific locale?
links to examples welcome.