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Template footprint used as a "unique" metric?

         

Sgt_Kickaxe

1:24 pm on Oct 6, 2010 (gmt 0)



I have several sites which have unique templates. I just launched a new site and uploaded one of my old templates and, without there being a stitch of text on page anywhere, Google knows what that template is associated with in terms of keywords.

So says the adsense block the template has. To test I switched templates and the adsense topic changes as well, it exactly matches what that template was used for before.

I assumed it was most likely because of an alt tag or theme title or a css file word or an adsense tracking term or SOMETHING on page but it's not, the theme is completely generic. I switch themes, adsense switches keywords to match what the theme was previously used for.

This is interesting to know, especially if you have a widely distributed template or have used the same theme on multiple topics.

tedster

1:52 pm on Oct 6, 2010 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Whoa - that is some very interesting evidence. It might even be more than interesting. It sounds almost like a bug, where Google ended up showing us more of their secret sauce than they intended to.

indyank

3:11 pm on Oct 6, 2010 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Wow...this is really interesting...

Are all the domains (sites) registered under the same name and used under the same webmaster tools account?

If not, how do you think google is keeping track of the template vs site mapping?