Javascript - Readable by the search engines.

[michaelbs]

Hi Guys,

Hoping someone can advise if search engines spider weblinks that are rendered by javasript?

Thanks in advance! Mike

[abbeyvet]

Some search engines say they do, or at least that they "reserve the right" to, but in general no, links in JavaScript will not be followed by search engines.

[Brett_Tabke]

any http:// on any page will be followed by the major 4 search engines. That includes http's laying around in js. The js will not be executed, but the http will be thrown into the url spider bin. Obfuscate your code so that the http url is not readable (split it between some variables and/or concantate it on multiple lines.

[abbeyvet]

I stand corrected, I didn't know that. Thanks Brett.