Javascript redirect

[bigjoe4]

Does anybody know whether google can see javascript redirects?

I intend to use this code:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
window.location = "http://www.example.com/"
//-->
</script>

[jdMorgan]

Google reads and follows straightforward links in JS, but it does not "execute" the code. Client-side JavaScript is not appropriate for cloaking, and won't work (I assume that's why you posted here).

Effective cloaking requires server-side solutions, and you must "keep up" with *all* of the search engine's IP address ranges and user-agents (some of which are exact browser user-agent spoofs).

Jim

[bigjoe4]

Thanks for reply,

I was intending to redirect real visitors to a different page but google would read the page and hopefully not realise that the page redirected. :)

-Joe

[volatilegx]

That's not a very effective technique to use for Google. It's a good way to suffer a penalty.

[incrediBILL]

Google is even able to detect some obfuscated javascript which spammers/hackers use to redirect you to their actual site such as:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
eval( unescape( "%20... bunch of junk here..." ) );
//-->
</script>

You can try to hide it this way, it used to work pretty good, but not so much anymore.

[netbuddy]

Google sees EVERYTHING!

So if you think that you can hide a CD's worth of your fave group in your web space to share with your mates, think again as you are sharing it with the world.

Nothing in the google world is hidden, I spent about 3 weeks google hacking as its called. I didn't need to touch p2p networks for a while!

[g1smd]

*** I was intending to redirect real visitors to a different page but google would read the page and hopefully not realise that the page redirected. :) ***

Ooops. FAIL.

Google specifically warns to NOT do this. It comes in the section about "sneaky redirects".

[bilalseo]

server side calling of a JS is better idea rather to display on the page.