Google cache problem - Page 2

PhilC · 10-20-2003, 11:27 AM

Google has 12 URLs indexed for the site, most of which don't exist - a previous incarnation? www.1001onlinegames.com/get.media?t=n is the only one that Google has a 404 for, but it doesn't exist either.

I'll get back to you on the Javascript auto-click thing - I'm not sure that I can find an example. It's easy to make one but I saw a much smoother rendition a while back. In the meantime, you could try searching Google for "javascript auto-click" or something like that.

Rob · 10-20-2003, 02:29 PM

I haven't been able to find anything yet. I'm not sure what you mean by auto-click either.

PhilC · 10-20-2003, 02:51 PM

It's a technique whereby as soon as the page loads one of the links in the page is clicked on. It's necessary with auto-redirecting pages if you want to pass the referer in IE to the receiving site, but only necessary if the page auto-redirects.

It's probably not something that would be useful to you. Normal user clicks on javascript links should pass the referer.

Rob · 10-21-2003, 12:15 AM

Maybe it's the combination of javascript and my link tracker.

Rob · 10-21-2003, 12:56 AM

Hmm no that's not it..

Rob · 10-21-2003, 01:06 PM

Found something yet, Phil?

PhilC · 10-21-2003, 02:15 PM

I'd assumed that it would suit your needs, but it is:-
[code:1:50f784a9af]<a href="http://www.domain.com/" id=clk name=clk>link text</a>
<script language=javascript>
if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf('MSIE') >= 0){
clk.click();
}else{
top.location.replace('http://www.domain.com/');
}
</script>
[/code:1:50f784a9af]
If it's an IE browser, it auto-click's. If not, it does the normal auto-redirect.

Rob · 10-22-2003, 03:48 AM

Thanks. Though, I'm unsure if I can use it for this problem.

If I'd exchange the javascript links for a link tracker, like 1001onlinegames.com/t.pl?http://www.domain, would I loose PR to those links?

PhilC · 10-22-2003, 04:04 AM

Rob · 10-22-2003, 04:06 AM

Shit.

A dilemma

Edit: Nice, a bad word filter

PhilC · 10-22-2003, 04:38 AM

How about this.

[code:1:7540ae5d66]<head>
<script language="javascript">
</script>
</head>
<body>
<a href="javascript:go('http://www.whatever.com/')">link text</a>
[/code:1:7540ae5d66]
Clicking on Javascript links should pass the referer. Try the above and see if that passes it for you. If not, maybe you could create a convoluted combination of the above and the auto-click.

Rob · 10-22-2003, 04:57 AM

That does not pass the referer either.

I'm no Javascript expert but I'll try to combine those 2 scripts.

I'll be back.

PhilC · 10-22-2003, 05:41 AM

Right. I have the solution...

[code:1:7cd83e0730]<head>
<script language="javascript">
</script>
</head>
<body>
<a href="javascript:go('http://www.whatever....')">Click here</a>
<p>
<a id=clk name=clk></a>
[/code:1:7cd83e0730]
I've checked it and it does pass the referer.

The clickable link (the one with the link text) calls the go() function, which checks for IE. If it's IE, then it sets the other anchor's href to the target URL and then clicks it. If it isn't IE, it just relocates the user to the target URL. The 'other' anchor can't be seen because it has no link text.

Rob · 10-22-2003, 06:02 AM

Very nice. But that does mean that I will have to create a seperate script for each outbound link, right?

PhilC · 10-22-2003, 06:14 AM

No no no no no! That's the reason that I made it write the URL to the 'blind' anchor.

You only need the blind anchor once on the page, and you only need the 'go' script once on the page. After that you can have as many links as you like, as long as each one passes its target URL to the 'go' script.

Rob · 10-22-2003, 06:18 AM

Ah sorry, I must've missunderstood then. Going to give it a test run right now!

Rob · 10-22-2003, 06:43 AM

Works like a charm, including referers. Thanks a lot Phil, this is a keeper

PhilC · 10-22-2003, 06:57 AM

My pleasure, Rob

Rob · 10-26-2003, 12:26 PM

I now officially have a PR of zero, null, nothing.

Poo!