Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 08/07/07 00:28

mjones wrote:

> I didn't say html menus were not possible. I have used them. I just
> found them limiting, considering that I'm one of the limitations,
> too. But then I didn't know about the Javascript search engine
> issue, which puts a whole new light on things. Do you have an
> example of a good html menu; one that has a main menu and submenus?

One of mine: http://fingerlakesbmw.org/

> Do I understand you to mean that most websites with Javascript driven
> menus will only get the pages indexed by search engines that can be
> viewed without Javascript?

Yes, that's it. Your content does not appear unless JavaScript is
executed. The search engine bots do not do that, so no content. Nothing
to index except your header.

> Really? And then would it help to have a site map in basic html as a
> stop gap measure to redoing all the code?

A site map is always a good idea, for both the bots and your visitors.
Howsomeever, when the bot follows your site map links to the other
pages, and the JavaScript *doesn't execute*, no content is seen.

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-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

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