Java Script and DHTML Spider Detection

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Java Script and DHTML Spider Detection

Is text detected by the spiders

jgold454

5:27 pm on May 17, 2003 (gmt 0)

I am about to utilize a text scroller called the "tigra scroller" from soft complex. I have a limited amount of space on my site main page and need to add more content. This seems to be the best solution. It is essentially a java applet that calls the text from another html page. The text is selectable with the mouse but my question is:

Is it detectable by spiders for my rankings? If not does anyone have any suggestions of an alternative solution?

msr986

5:50 pm on May 17, 2003 (gmt 0)

> Is it detectable by spiders for my rankings?

No, bots don't run Java.

WarmGlow

5:57 pm on May 17, 2003 (gmt 0)

It is essentially a java applet...Is it detectable by spiders for my rankings?

No. Search engines do not process Java Applets.

If not does anyone have any suggestions of an alternative solution?

You can put the text in a TEXTAREA form field. It is not fancy but it works.

jgold454

6:32 pm on May 17, 2003 (gmt 0)

I found some DHTML scrollers that place the text inside a <div> tag within the body of the page. Is this detectable by spiders.

Also, the javascript scroller that I currently have places all the text inside a seperate html page that is called from the javascript to populate the text area. Would I have to have some kind of link outside the java script code to these html pages in order for them to be spidered?

wilderness

8:16 pm on May 17, 2003 (gmt 0)

Would I have to have some kind of link outside the java script code to these html pages in order for them to be spidered?

I don't use Java.
However what your suggesting is similar to a <noframes>
<body> </body> </noframes>

If you can make it work.

rossH

8:34 pm on May 17, 2003 (gmt 0)

>>Would I have to have some kind of link outside the java script code to these html pages in order for them to be spidered?

jgold454,

wouldn't you want to offer a no-js link to this page anyway for users with js turned off? At least, that's always the honorable excuse to do so, and it takes care of the bot thing

You can present a big, clear link to this content page, and set the js to remove it (the link) when js is detected in the user browser.