Which one is SEO friendly :- TABLE or DIV

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by Himalayan, May 23, 2007.

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  1. #1
    Hi,

    I want to discuss about site design. Which you prefer for SEO friendly design format, TABLE or DIV for better and quick visibality of site in SERP's and Makes download
    for the user much faster, indexing for the search engines much easier,
    parsing for browsers easier as well.
     
    Himalayan, May 23, 2007 IP
  2. RovingCalypso

    RovingCalypso Well-Known Member

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    One word, DIV. Besides being SEO friendly, its easier to work with.
     
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  3. Sepehr

    Sepehr Peon

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    I don't think there is any SEO difference but DIV loads faster!
     
    Sepehr, May 23, 2007 IP
  4. Mr D

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    div is better for SEO and loads faster. There isn't many difference but semantic html (use of h1, h2, p) is good for SEO
     
    Mr D, May 23, 2007 IP
  5. Bullfrog245

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    Also, using divs makes it easier to make changes in the future.
     
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  6. Katy

    Katy Moderator Staff

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    Here's a quick check if your layout is SEO friendly or not:

    Remove the stylesheet. Your site should appear on the left side of the screen and there shouldn't be any images, just like if it was a simple .txt file. If it does, your layout is SEO friendly. ;)
     
    Katy, May 23, 2007 IP
  7. sauravhsingh

    sauravhsingh Banned

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    div is best for seo because its load faster and div code is total clean code there is no crap like lots of td tr.
    i will go with div
     
    sauravhsingh, May 23, 2007 IP
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    DotSauce Well-Known Member

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    Tables are obsolete, learn to make your site beautiful and simplified with CSS. :)
     
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  9. SpringCypress

    SpringCypress Well-Known Member

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    #9
    For SEO usually CSS... BUT...

    not necessarily always. It comes down to the amount of code necessary to display what you're wanting.

    This question comes up often. I should write an article explaining why...

    For site load times and maintenance always CSS.
     
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    LOTS of advantages to tableless design and css

    for one, you separate the design from the content
    you can put the navigation and whatnot after the content in the code but still position it at the top of the page

    this allows you to have the content first, high up on the page and is quite beneficial
     
    josh_coffman, May 24, 2007 IP