If a link is located behind a log-in will it pass any value?
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I'm assuming not, but I figured I'd ask
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no - google is not able to go behind a log in
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Not unless the google-bot creates an account for itself and then proceeds to login
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If a search engine spider does not have access to that page (because it's behind a login), it will never see the link and therefore there will be no value passed through.
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