Hiden divs and Iframes

gaz_hayes · 05-28-2007, 12:32 AM

Hi All,

My first post here... yah!

I am developing a site in PHP which has a lot of hidden divs, and iframes. I really have to use them and can't do it any other way (I don't think

).

I have heard from a number of sources that google doens't index these, or at least it indexes them poorly. I'm trying to think of a solution and the best I've come up with so far is this:

For any content which is in a hidden DIV (for drop down/pop up content and such) or an Iframe, copy and paste it into 1 huge plain HTML file. Put this at the root of the site, and link to it in some unobtrusive way so that no one actually ever clicks on it. Add a redirect at the top of that page to go to the root of the main website. Or I could have a whole lot of interlinking html pages which indidually redirect to their respective pages containing their content in an iframe or a div.

Is this just plain stupid? Am I crazy? does anyone have any better ideas?

Thanks! Gaz.

janhvizdak · 05-28-2007, 01:26 AM

Google doesn't care about hidden divs. It's myth! if there is any content which is hidden from your visitors and is visible to search engines only then you should avoid such techniques. If it's for pop-up, drop-down menus, etc. then it is OK.

Rankings? Check this google query and you will see my site ranked 2-nd. Then you'll see Montrer / Peau les dernières 10 matières. text which is a javascript link showing/hiding latest forum posts.

Personally I don't know why you need many hidden iframes and divs. I am sure it won't look serious for a visitor! Pop-up content? I think there are more wise solutions...