Up-down message scroller

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Up-down message scroller

Want a search engine friendly version

Adam_C

9:12 am on Apr 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

Does anyone have/know of a script I could use for an up-down scroller where the content of the scroller is visible to search engines. i.e. not within <script> tags.

All the ones I've seen seem to be trapped within javascript that search engines don't read, but this scroller has a lot of content and links that would be useful to the engines.

Any help much appreciated.

An example of what I'm after is something like this: [dynamicdrive.com...]

Not too bothered about the pausing.

[edited by: Adam_C at 9:39 am (utc) on April 9, 2003]

jpjones

9:34 am on Apr 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

I'm unable to offer suggestions on working alternatives. However, to get your content spidered, you could always include it (and the relevant links) in between <noscript></noscript> tags, which I believe Search Engines will pick up on.
You could then leave your current solution in place as well, and have the best of both worlds.

HTH,
JP

Adam_C

9:46 am on Apr 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

oh yeah, of course - <noscript>!

But I think I've found something that will do the job at [simplythebest.net...]

dmorison

9:48 am on Apr 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

Hi,

You could bring the text in from an element outside of the <script> area using the DOM....

kind of:

<html>

<body>

alert(document.getElementById("st").innerHTML);

</script>

</body>

</html>

Just be careful that however you hide the text in the body that is to be used in the JavaScript doesn't get you penalised for spamming.

ShawnR

10:46 am on Apr 9, 2003 (gmt 0)

Anyone have any views on simply using the <marquee> tag? It is not part of the standard (a Microsoft introduction), but seems to be supported by most of the modern browsers. On the other hand, neither the dynamic drive nor the simplythebest alternatives seem to work across all browsers.

(Sacrilege, I know. I'm bound to get told off for that...)

Shawn