Posted by Daan on 09/05/07 12:33

On Sep 5, 9:45 am, "K." <halinaciern...@poczta.onet.pl> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I have been reading a book about "Positioning in web search engines".
> There was written such sentences: "Menu built up in javascript code is not
> so familiar for
> some search web browser robots, which should visit links to URLs (subpages
> on your page), but
> in some cases they do not visit links placed in javascript menus. That`s why
> not all subpages on your web page are indexed up and that`s why it is more
> possibility to reach your page by unknown user which searches web pages on
> the web search browsers".
> Could you give me how to make menu which is good and familiar for robots? Is
> it possible to build a menu not using javascript or could you give me the
> examples of such menus which are familiar for 100% for search robots to be
> sure that all subpages will be indexed by search robots?
>
> Kindest regards
> M.

I'm no expert, but my guess would be that if you structure your menu
with 'real' hyperlinks, e.g. like so:

<ul>
<li><a href="page1.html" title="Page 1">Page 1</a></li>
<li><a href="page2.html" title="Page 2">Page 2</a></li>
<li><a href="page3.html" title="Page 3">Page 3</a></li>
</ul>

you can then apply all the scripting and styling you want, without
causing any trouble for search robots. This in contrast to code like
this

<a href="javascript:goSomewhere()">Link</a>

where the search robot cannot find relations / links between pages.
People with more knowledge on search engine technology might be able
to refine my answer though.
Hope this helps,

Daan

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