Dynamically creating links in Javascript

thing2b · 01-29-2007, 05:47 PM

What I am attempting to do is to convert all <span class="clickable"> tags into clickable links. It is odd that with all the SEO sites around, that nothing like this has been mentioned.

The original code I have is:

Code:

<span class="clickable">Link Text</span>

I am trying to get client-side javascript to convert this on the fly to:

Code:

<span class="clickable"><a href="/archive/link+text">Link Text</a></span>

With the url generated from the link text and put the javascript equivilent of the PHP functions "StrToLower" and "UrlEncode".

Any ideas on how to do this or pointers in the right direction will be worshipped...

Taltos · 01-30-2007, 08:51 AM

Can't you use "innerHTML" from javascript to do this. You should be able to use DOM to locate all the class you are looking for. Then use innerHTML to change to content of the anchor tag. Don't have time to cobble together code right now. Sorry.

Izzmo · 01-30-2007, 11:57 AM

What's the point of doing this?

That is a very bad SEO practice btw since you will be conducting 0 outbound linkage, and well, no one will like you in the process.

Also, Google doesn't 'like' JavaScript, so it doesn't view it, and you may run into another problem with that all together.

thing2b · 01-30-2007, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izzmo

What's the point of doing this?

That is a very bad SEO practice btw since you will be conducting 0 outbound linkage, and well, no one will like you in the process.

Also, Google doesn't 'like' JavaScript, so it doesn't view it, and you may run into another problem with that all together.

No. This would only be a bad SEO practice if I was to apply it to all links.
Yes, I know Google does not read JavaScript. That is the whole idea.
Plus I want the links to disappear if someone has JavaScript turned off.