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Is drop down menu seo friendly?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by wishmaster_dxb, Feb 3, 2012.

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  1. #1
    Hi guys

    We are launching new website for our company, just want to know if drop down menu is seo friendly?
    please provide current updates

    regards
     
    wishmaster_dxb, Feb 3, 2012 IP
  2. georgentini

    georgentini Peon

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    yes it is. i found no issues with drop down menus. in fact it is the url structure that affects seo.
     
    georgentini, Feb 3, 2012 IP
  3. Mr Right

    Mr Right Well-Known Member

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    I think it depends on the format. My guess is that a flash drop-down menu would not be a good choice SEO wise, but a regular HTML drop down menu shouldn't cause an issue.
     
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  4. wishmaster_dxb

    wishmaster_dxb Peon

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    review my drop down menu on following: www. globus.ae/beta
     
    wishmaster_dxb, Feb 3, 2012 IP
  5. lapseo

    lapseo Member

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    Flash drop down menus aren't seo friendly.
     
    lapseo, Feb 3, 2012 IP
  6. wishmaster_dxb

    wishmaster_dxb Peon

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    #6
    its not flash
     
    wishmaster_dxb, Feb 3, 2012 IP
  7. blackout0826

    blackout0826 Active Member

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    Yeah No problem,

    I've check my webmaster's tool in Google and most of m interlinks are to drop down's categories
     
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  8. GoldSEO

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    menus are menus, unless its animation. CSS HTML PHP all get crawled the same. Remember, crawlers look at code, visitors see the site you see. If the crawler sees the menu, it'll rank, even if people don't. Look at your site with all scripts off, if everything appears on the front page, or if all of the menu options are laid out on a single page and looks horrible, the crawler will love it as it can report back what was found.

    I think flash just needs to stop. No one likes flash except the most professional of professionals who actually know how to use it, and people who like the name...FLASH! Java sounds old. CSS too technical, PHP is programmer nerd stuff, HTML is like the Bible where everyone's heard of it but so few actually read into it
     
    GoldSEO, Feb 3, 2012 IP
  9. abraxas

    abraxas Well-Known Member

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    I really liked that one lol.

    @wishmaster_dxb, I had a look at the source code of your page, and in my opinion the menus seem quite OK with, and readable by SE's.
    Good luck with your new site :)
     
    abraxas, Feb 3, 2012 IP
  10. Allthebest

    Allthebest Peon

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    My experience with the drop down is very bad so i never suggest you to go with the drop down.
     
    Allthebest, Feb 3, 2012 IP
  11. wishmaster_dxb

    wishmaster_dxb Peon

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    Totally agreed

    Thanks a lot abraxas
     
    Last edited: Feb 5, 2012
    wishmaster_dxb, Feb 5, 2012 IP
  12. wishmaster_dxb

    wishmaster_dxb Peon

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    Great

    I got 1 INFRACTION POINT for posting this post in this category. but HOW?
    Is my post is not related to SEO?
     
    wishmaster_dxb, Feb 5, 2012 IP
  13. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    #13
    The forum software shows that the thread was moved to this subforum... did you post it in the SEO review section?
     
    sarahk, Feb 6, 2012 IP
  14. jhonackerman

    jhonackerman Greenhorn

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    #14
    Flash drop down menu may create any problem but HTML drop down have no issue. You can go for it.
     
    jhonackerman, Feb 6, 2012 IP
  15. dineshsjce

    dineshsjce Peon

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    Don'y use JAVASCRIPT drop down menu, it is not SEO friendly. Use CSS/HTML (UL/LI) drop downs
     
    dineshsjce, Feb 6, 2012 IP
  16. roger.tiedemann

    roger.tiedemann Greenhorn

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    if i will use without javascript, it will be seo friendly.
     
    roger.tiedemann, Feb 7, 2012 IP
  17. jashlok

    jashlok Peon

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    I think drop down menu is not affect on SEO. In SEO optimization, URL structure is very important and HTML extension is easy to promote.
     
    jashlok, Feb 7, 2012 IP
  18. AllenRobinson

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    Drop down menus can be SEO friendly, depends what kind of script you are using. For example, if you are using html or css, they are SEO friendly. But if you are using java script or flash, they are not SEO friendly.
     
    AllenRobinson, Feb 7, 2012 IP
  19. wishmaster_dxb

    wishmaster_dxb Peon

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    wishmaster_dxb, Feb 7, 2012 IP