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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 13:39:42 -0500
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1D1D0.EE9E9EA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sorry.... I do the includes server side so the <NOSCRIPT> getssent to the browser. If you have to worry about lynx and other non-scripting browsers then jsut do every thing important server side and only use client side JavaScript for cosmetic stuff that doesn't matter wherethere the visitor sees it or not. It's been fun....so long! Bob Filipiak (Contractor) -----Original Message----- From: Hassan Schroeder [mailto:hassan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 1:12 PM To: javascript@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [Javascript] How can search engines see a js include for navigation? > "Filipiak, Bob (Contractor)" wrote: > > AFAIK Even if the browser has JavaScript disabled the code still downloads. OK, that didn't seem logical -- what would be the point? -- so I tested it. Neither Moz0.9.7/Win nor IE5.5/Win with scripting off display the <noscript> content from an external *.js file. And more relevant to the question -- re' /search engines/ following JS menu links -- Lynx doesn't see the <noscript> content either ... So I'd bet there's a high probability that most search engines do /not/ follow external JS references ... > If the term "include" is being used as in > > <script type="text/javascript" src="mystuff.js"></script> > > rather than a server-scripting-based include -- > > Why would a user agent that doesn't understand JavaScript follow a > script source link to a file that has <noscript> tags in it? :-) FWIW! -- H* Hassan Schroeder ----------------------------- hassan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Webtuitive Design === (+1) 408-938-0567 === http://webtuitive.com -- creating dynamic Web sites and applications since 1994 -- _______________________________________________ Javascript mailing list Javascript@xxxxxxxxxx https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1D1D0.EE9E9EA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2652.35"> <TITLE>RE: [Javascript] How can search engines see a js include for = navigation?</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sorry.... I do the includes server side so the = <NOSCRIPT> getssent to the browser.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>If you have to worry about lynx and other = non-scripting browsers then jsut do every thing important server side = and only use client side JavaScript for cosmetic stuff that doesn't = matter wherethere the visitor sees it or not. </FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>It's been fun....so long!</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Bob Filipiak</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>(Contractor)</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Hassan Schroeder [<A = HREF=3D"mailto:hassan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>mailto:hassan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>]<= /FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 1:12 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: javascript@xxxxxxxxxx</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: [Javascript] How can search engines see = a js include for</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>navigation?</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> "Filipiak, Bob (Contractor)" = wrote:</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> AFAIK Even if the browser has JavaScript = disabled the code still downloads.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>OK, that didn't seem logical -- what would be the = point? -- so I </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>tested it. </FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Neither Moz0.9.7/Win nor IE5.5/Win with scripting off = display the</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2><noscript> content from an external *.js = file.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>And more relevant to the question -- re' /search = engines/ following</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>JS menu links -- Lynx doesn't see the = <noscript> content either ... </FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>So I'd bet there's a high probability that most = search engines do</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>/not/ follow external JS references ...</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> If the term "include" is being used as = in</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> <script = type=3D"text/javascript" = src=3D"mystuff.js"></script></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> rather than a server-scripting-based include = --</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Why would a user agent that doesn't understand = JavaScript follow a</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> script source link to a file that has = <noscript> tags in it? :-)</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>FWIW!</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>H*</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hassan Schroeder ----------------------------- = hassan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Webtuitive Design =3D=3D=3D (+1) = 408-938-0567 =3D=3D=3D <A HREF=3D"http://webtuitive.com"; = TARGET=3D"_blank">http://webtuitive.com</A></FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2> -- creating dynamic Web sites and = applications since 1994 --</FONT> <BR><FONT = SIZE=3D2>_______________________________________________</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Javascript mailing list</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Javascript@xxxxxxxxxx</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2><A = HREF=3D"https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript"; = TARGET=3D"_blank">https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript</= A></FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1D1D0.EE9E9EA0--
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