So, lets say we have a section of a website with thin content. If thin content creates a Panda issue would disallowing that section in the robotstxt file remove that section from the Panda scoring?
netmeg
1:42 pm on Aug 14, 2015 (gmt 0)
No.
Shepherd
2:01 pm on Aug 14, 2015 (gmt 0)
You don't sound very sure about that Netmeg ;)
So, if there is a section of a website that is useful to visitors, spam free, but thin how does one keep that from Panda, or should it even be something to worry about?
netmeg
5:17 pm on Aug 14, 2015 (gmt 0)
If it's a page or set of pages, I will either flesh it out or set it to NOINDEX and take it out of my navigation.
Once you're sure it's not in the index, you can add it to robots.txt if you want, but it's probably not necessary.
Thin content is only going to hose you if there's a significant percentage of it compared to your quality content. If there's enough that you're worried about a Panda ding, then either build it out or remove it. At the very least, NOINDEX it and take it out of your nav.
