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    • ahming777
      ahming777 last edited by

      Hi,

      My developers are currently revamping our site. My developer is putting the data via javascript in the . However, there's something that is bothering me. Does the JS data in the affects SEO?

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      • AlanMosley
        AlanMosley last edited by

        Yes it does, Why npt put it in a js.file

        tthis is what bing says about large amounts of script, your page will definatly trip up on this

        http://perthseocompany.com.au/seo/reports/violation/the-page-contains-a-large-amount-of-script-code

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        • Oversteer
          Oversteer last edited by

          I agree, they could easily add this to an include file and call it from the template.

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          • EricaMcGillivray
            EricaMcGillivray last edited by

            Yes, the bots will read and try to index your Javascript, which you don't want. (Google says its bots can read around 90% of all Javascript.) You'll want to create a separate .js file (like you would with CSS file).

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            • ahming777
              ahming777 last edited by

              Hey guys, thanks for the responses. Appreciate it. I shall instruct my developer to put it in a JS file instead of having it on the

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