Hey, Is there a way to block RSS? I know its can be done with nginx. But how? I tried to search through the search tool but I couldn’t find it.

Okay I think I have found a site with the info you are looking for [image] How to Restrict Url Access in NGINX This post will discuss how to restrict URL access in NGINX

[image] David_Ghost: Is there a way to block RSS? You want to block all incoming requests for RSS content from your site? If so, I’m curious why?

Yes, that is correct. I have another site who is using an RSS reader on my forum, so all my posts are being automatically posted on his site. I dont like it.

This topic may have some info [image] Way to globally disable all RSS feeds Feature Why not block them using nginx? I am wondering if you changed category permissions Delete Everyone See Change to Trust Level 0. See Then those categories require logi…

Yes, I saw that post. This blocks bots (and search engines) from viewing that page and that is not what I want. I just need to delete .rss pages. Also, my forum is public, i cant apply the second solution.

yes that’s perfect and fixs my problem. Thank you

You’re welcome. Hopefully this helps. Though if they are unaware of Discourse’s internal RSS support. They might be using a web service. Posting a tutorial on your XP would be great! As this can have other applications if not mistaken.

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Jagster (Jakke Flemming) January 18, 2025, 1:04pm 8

Your problem is actually how to stop indexing and scoring stolen content — and that isn’t fixed.

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