Title: bots?
Last modified: August 28, 2019

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# bots?

 *  Resolved [Chris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marketeerland/)
 * (@marketeerland)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-11/)
 * Hi. I’m wondering how bots behave with this plugin. Do they follow the redirect
   or stay on the landing page? Does the amount of time delayed impact this? Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Author [cartpauj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cartpauj/)
 * (@cartpauj)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-11/#post-11877169)
 * It depends on how the bot parse meta refresh tags. I would think in most cases,
   they would not follow the redirect. However, there is at least one source claiming
   Google can follow them: [http://www.redirect-checker.org/googlebot-meta-refresh.php](http://www.redirect-checker.org/googlebot-meta-refresh.php)
 *  Thread Starter [Chris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marketeerland/)
 * (@marketeerland)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-11/#post-11877182)
 * Thanks for your fast reply. So is your plugin using meta refreshs or inline javascript
   redirects?
 *  Plugin Author [cartpauj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cartpauj/)
 * (@cartpauj)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-11/#post-11877184)
 * It uses meta refresh tags.
 *  Thread Starter [Chris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marketeerland/)
 * (@marketeerland)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-11/#post-11877204)
 * Okay, thank you.

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 * Last reply from: [Chris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marketeerland/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bots-11/#post-11877204)
 * Status: resolved