Stop text from being indexed using an iframe?

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by Kerosene, Nov 27, 2009.

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    I want to hide some text from the search engines.
    If I put it in an iframe, will that stop it getting indexed?

    Using an image or JavaScript is not an option.
     
    Kerosene, Nov 27, 2009 IP
  2. cbryant03

    cbryant03 Member

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    google can detect the content in iframes, remember google aint stupid.

    Other than that I dont know what to tell you
     
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    Can you explain why using an image is not an option?

    If its dynamic content you can use the php GD library to draw the text on the image.
     
    Ashtone, Nov 29, 2009 IP
  4. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    I've thought about using GD, but I think it would be a losing battle. It IS dynamic text, and it's being pulled in via a crazy rss script held together with hopes and dreams. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't make the jump through GD to an image. Plus it has multiple separate links in the text.

    ... Frankly, I don't want to go there :D

    I've never used iframes, and know next to nothing about them. But if they ARE indexed as part of the parent page, then I'll have to work on this from another angle.
     
    Kerosene, Nov 30, 2009 IP