Javascript links and search engine spiders

[Simon Wigzell]

Will a search engine spider pick up and follow (and index!) a javascript
popup window link like this :

<a onclick="MyWind ow=window.open( 'http://www.[SOME
DOMAIN].com','MyWindow ','')">[SOME STRING]</a>

Thanks!

[KC Wong]

Re: Javascript links and search engine spiders

> Will a search engine spider pick up and follow (and index!) a javascript[color=blue]
> popup window link like this :
>
> <a onclick="MyWind ow=window.open( 'http://www.[SOME
> DOMAIN].com','MyWindow ','')">[SOME STRING]</a>[/color]

Yes and No.

[Simon Wigzell]

Re: Javascript links and search engine spiders


KC Wong <sterilize.the. spammers@killki llkill.com> wrote in message
news:bmfqm1$ldt io$1@ID-200690.news.uni-berlin.de...[color=blue][color=green]
> > Will a search engine spider pick up and follow (and index!) a javascript
> > popup window link like this :
> >
> > <a onclick="MyWind ow=window.open( 'http://www.[SOME
> > DOMAIN].com','MyWindow ','')">[SOME STRING]</a>[/color]
>
> Yes and No.
>
>[/color]
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[David Dorward]

Re: Javascript links and search engine spiders

Simon Wigzell wrote:
[color=blue]
> Will a search engine spider pick up and follow (and index!) a javascript
> popup window link:
>
> <a onclick="MyWind ow=window.open( 'http://www.[SOME
> DOMAIN].com','MyWindow ','')">[SOME STRING]</a>[/color]

Maybe, but probably not. It depends on the bot.

Try writing good JavaScript (i.e. JS that makes use of progressive
enhancement):

http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?Console_window

--
David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

Re: Javascript links and search engine spiders

"Simon Wigzell" <simonwigzell@s haw.ca> writes:
[color=blue]
> Will a search engine spider pick up and follow (and index!) a javascript
> popup window link like this :
>
> <a onclick="MyWind ow=window.open( 'http://www.[SOME
> DOMAIN].com','MyWindow ','')">[SOME STRING]</a>[/color]

My guess is: Probably not. It depends entirely on the spider.
If they follow the URL, they will most likely also index it.
/L
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[KC Wong]

Re: Javascript links and search engine spiders

> > > Will a search engine spider pick up and follow (and index!) a
javascript[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > popup window link like this :
> > >
> > > <a onclick="MyWind ow=window.open( 'http://www.[SOME
> > > DOMAIN].com','MyWindow ','')">[SOME STRING]</a>[/color]
> >
> > Yes and No.[/color][/color]

You didn't state *which search engine spider* you're using. Depending on how
it is written (how it parses the page), it may or may not pick up links in
java scripts.


KC