ShawnR
msg:599383 | 11:10 pm on May 5, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Done in javascript (e.g. using the onchange event), hence not search engine friendly. To make it search engine friendly, you could include a <noscript> tag containing all the <a ...> links corresponding to each of the options in the drop-down. Shawn
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Hobgoblin
msg:599384 | 8:28 am on May 6, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Here is the non-SE friendly version: <form>
<SELECT name="SELECT" onchange="window.location=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;">
<OPTION value="">Site Menu....
<OPTION value="">-----------------------
<OPTION value="home.html">Home Page
<OPTION value="photo.html">Photo Galleries
<OPTION value="links.html">Links
</SELECT>
</form> I would suggest you put simple text links elsewhere on the page, like at the bottom - not only for SEO, but for the few users who keep Javascript disbaled.
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ncsuk
msg:599385 | 8:51 am on May 6, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Doesnt Google not like <noscript> tags however because I noticed a few months ago that google dropped a load of listing because of the <noscript> tag..!
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dvduval
msg:599386 | 3:13 pm on May 6, 2003 (gmt 0) |
That works great. I have a shopping cart where the customer has to select 4 options and it makes it much easier for the customer now. Thanks for your help. For other uses it would be cool to have a search engine friendly version, so if anyone knows, I hope you'll give me a hint.
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dvduval
msg:599387 | 3:20 pm on May 6, 2003 (gmt 0) |
Is there a way to pass variables using the above javascript example? If not, that messes up my plan.
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garann
msg:599388 | 11:55 pm on May 7, 2003 (gmt 0) |
You should be able to pass variables from a form, if the drop-down is inside of it, by changing the code to something like:
.. onchange="document.forms[0].action=this.value;document.forms[0].submit();"
Or if it's just one or two variables, you can put them in the querystring:
[Serverside variable]
.. onchange="location.href=this.value+'?inputVar=<%= serverVar %>';"
[Javascript or DOM variable]
.. onchange="location.href=this.value+'?inputVar='+document.getElementById('myVarToPass');"
If that's even close to what you need, hope it helps a little..
g.
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