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Using Display:None

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by qll, Sep 17, 2004.

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    Have any tried to insert keywords in to DIV blocks with Display:none? It seems google will record those as part of the content of the page, but in fact they are displayed at all.
     
    qll, Sep 17, 2004 IP
  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #2
    Google sees them, because there are legitimate reasons you would want to do it (aside from hiding keywords), like DHTML menus. Although Google is getting better at understanding JavaScript, so it probably won't last forever (hiding DIV without DHTML usage).

    Plus, someone could always report you can get you banned from Google for it. :)
     
    digitalpoint, Sep 17, 2004 IP
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    Google doesn't index what's in a tag with display:none or visibility:hidden
     
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    So which is it? Shawn says yes, Dji-man says no...
     
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    If Google would index display:none, then everybody would be filling their pages with bogus keywords.
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Actually, people do, and then they get their domain banned when someone reports them. :)
     
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    interesting... but i wouldn't abuse it too much though.

    I'm sure I read the opposite somewhere, but I guess i'll have to stop trusting what I read online... :)
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    It's a good lesson for you. You should never trust what anyone says. :) 98% of the "experts" don't have a clue. Even less for the non-experts. hehe

    That goes for me also. No one should take what I say as fact, instead they should check it themselves. :)
     
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    What? Shawn <> Fact ?????!!!!!!

    The sky is falling, the sky is falling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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    Shawn - what is up? One minute you know everything and now this??? Now the only one I can complete trust is God.

    Oh - I guess nothing changed.

    Thanks for being such a great host and an honest one, must be the name...

    - the other Sh@wn
     
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    Hi,
    Just saw your invisible div tags discussion.

    My question is :

    If I put a link inside an invisible div tag, would google see it and then follow it ?

    Thanx
     
    flashkid, Feb 5, 2005 IP