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[Javascript] How can search engines see a js include for navi gation?

  • From: javascript@xxxxxxxxxx (Filipiak, Bob (Contractor))
  • Subject: [Javascript] How can search engines see a js include for navi gation?
  • Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 11:14:21 -0500
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Duplicate your navigation inside <NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT> at the bottom of =
your
include.js file. Then every page that includes it will also have the
<NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT>
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Bob Filipiak=20
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-----Original Message-----
From: josh@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:josh@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 11:06 AM
To: javascript@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Javascript] How can search engines see a js include for
navigation?


Hello,

New to the list. My first post. Hi.

I'm building a site where I would like to use an include for my =
navigation.
I know how to do it but read about a caveat on this page:

http://javascript.about.com/library/weekly/aa102901a.htm

"Caveats

There are a couple of potential downsides to using this technique.  =
First,
search engines do not process JavaScript, so any content written by =
your
scripts will not be indexed by a search engine.  This can be a problem =
if
you are using the include file as your main way of providing site
navigation.  Unless you provide another way for the search engine to =
see
your links, such as using the <noscript> tag, the search engine will =
not
follow your JavaScript generated links to subsequent pages."

Using the <noscript> tag seems to defeat the purpose of an include =
because
you'd have to put it on every page. So, how can I put my navigation in =
an
include that is still searchable? Another way in Javascript? SSI?=20

Links to resources for the solution are appreciated.

- Josh Draper=20


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size=3D2>Duplicate your navigation&nbsp;inside =
&lt;NOSCRIPT&gt;&lt;/NOSCRIPT&gt;=20
at the bottom of&nbsp;your include.js file. Then every page that =
includes it=20
will also have the =
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<P><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Bob =
Filipiak</FONT></B> <BR><B><FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>(Contractor)</FONT></B>&nbsp; =
<BR><B><I><FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D1>Microsoft</FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Microsoft Sans Serif" color=3D#000000 =
size=3D1>=AE</FONT></I></B> <BR><FONT=20
face=3D"Small Fonts" color=3D#99ccff =
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face=3D"Small Fonts" color=3D#99ccff size=3D1>C E R T I F I E =
D</FONT></B></U>=20
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size=3D1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B><I> <FONT face=3D"Small =
Fonts"=20
color=3D#99ccff size=3D1>Professional</FONT></I> </P><BR>
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face=3DTahoma=20
  size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> josh@xxxxxxxxx=20
  [mailto:josh@xxxxxxxxx]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 22, 2002 11:06=20
  AM<BR><B>To:</B> javascript@xxxxxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> =
[Javascript] How can=20
  search engines see a js include for=20
  navigation?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Hello,<BR><BR>New to the list. My =
first post.=20
  Hi.<BR><BR>I'm building a site where I would like to use an include =
for my=20
  navigation. I know how to do it but read about a caveat on this=20
  =
page:<BR><BR>http://javascript.about.com/library/weekly/aa102901a.htm<BR=
><BR>"<FONT=20
  size=3D4><B>Caveats<BR></B></FONT><FONT size=3D5><FONT=20
  face=3D"Times New Roman"><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D4>There are a =
couple of=20
  potential downsides to using this technique.&nbsp; First, search =
engines do=20
  not process JavaScript, so any content written by your scripts will =
not be=20
  indexed by a search engine.&nbsp; This can be a problem if you are =
using the=20
  include file as your main way of providing site navigation.&nbsp; =
Unless you=20
  provide another way for the search engine to see your links, such as =
using the=20
  <I>&lt;noscript&gt;</I> tag, the search engine will not follow your =
JavaScript=20
  generated links to subsequent pages."<BR><BR>Using the =
&lt;noscript&gt; tag=20
  seems to defeat the purpose of an include because you'd have to put =
it on=20
  every page. So, how can I put my navigation in an include that is =
still=20
  searchable? Another way in Javascript? SSI? <BR><BR>Links to =
resources for the=20
  solution are appreciated.<BR><BR>- Josh Draper</FONT>=20
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