Re: [Boost-users] Could searching and indexing Boost docs might work better?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Could searching and indexing Boost docs might work better?
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-09-19 10:20:37

On Sep 19, 2010, at 9:58 AM, Paul A. Bristow wrote:

> Neither of these solve the real problem - Google is not indexing the release version,
> surely this is the most important of all?
> 
> Ideally, all versions should be indexed, but this too might be confusing - very many index entries for the same item in *all* the old versions.
> 
> Perhaps including 'release' in the search terms?  
> 
> Or some 'old' flag - but you can't add that later (after has been indexed) can you?
> 
> But I'm not sure if Google will respect that as a 'must have' and or a 'must not' term? 
> 
> I'm not sure how to solve this, but I feel it is really rather important.
> 
> A Google search on boost.org at least should find the release version.

Does anyone on this list have (or have a friend with) SEO expertise?  They would know how to address this.  Otherwise, Paul, maybe you could try to ask Google themselves?

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