The Moz Q&A Forum

    • Forum
    • Questions
    • My Q&A
    • Users
    • Ask the Community

    Welcome to the Q&A Forum

    Browse the forum for helpful insights and fresh discussions about all things SEO.

    1. SEO and Digital Marketing Q&A Forum
    2. Categories
    3. Technical SEO Issues
    4. Do the engine spiders see this javascript?

    Do the engine spiders see this javascript?

    Technical SEO Issues
    3 3 468
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as question
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • ATShock
      ATShock last edited by

      http://www.drsfostersmith.com/general.cfm?gid=259

      I'm looking at building something like these banners, and wondering if the engines a) see b) value links like these in the drop-down selector?

      I guess I could test it but wondering if anyone else has before I do it.

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • smstv
        smstv last edited by

        I think it would depend on the nameing and directories they are leading the client to give the navigation credit. But Java Script it self, in my opinion, does not get any link juice, however the Spiders to see the
        Href=Link&Page-name the page links to with get the ping.

        Hope it helps

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • AdamThompson
          AdamThompson last edited by

          General rule of thumb: Never count on SE's spidering javaScript, but also never assume that they won't.

          In this case, I do not think you should expect to get any link juice from those drop-downs.

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • 1 / 1
          • First post
            Last post
          • Brushing up on my SEO skills - how do I check my website to see if Javascript is blocking search engines from crawling the links within a javascript-enabled drop down menu?
            Martijn_Scheijbeler
            Martijn_Scheijbeler
            0
            3
            64

          • Javascript usage
            Naghirniac
            Naghirniac
            0
            6
            538

          • Content for Google to See
            kadesmith
            kadesmith
            0
            4
            354

          • Javascript data
            ahming777
            ahming777
            0
            5
            663

          • About Google Spider
            RyanKent
            RyanKent
            0
            3
            852

          • CSS for SEO - can search engine see the text in the body?
            sferrino
            sferrino
            0
            6
            825

          • Javascript
            TaitLarson
            TaitLarson
            0
            7
            1.3k

          Get started with Moz Pro!

          Unlock the power of advanced SEO tools and data-driven insights.

          Start my free trial
          Products
          • Moz Pro
          • Moz Local
          • Moz API
          • Moz Data
          • STAT
          • Product Updates
          Moz Solutions
          • SMB Solutions
          • Agency Solutions
          • Enterprise Solutions
          • Digital Marketers
          Free SEO Tools
          • Domain Authority Checker
          • Link Explorer
          • Keyword Explorer
          • Competitive Research
          • Brand Authority Checker
          • Local Citation Checker
          • MozBar Extension
          • MozCast
          Resources
          • Blog
          • SEO Learning Center
          • Help Hub
          • Beginner's Guide to SEO
          • How-to Guides
          • Moz Academy
          • API Docs
          About Moz
          • About
          • Team
          • Careers
          • Contact
          Why Moz
          • Case Studies
          • Testimonials
          Get Involved
          • Become an Affiliate
          • MozCon
          • Webinars
          • Practical Marketer Series
          • MozPod
          Connect with us

          Contact the Help team

          Join our newsletter
          Moz logo
          © 2021 - 2026 SEOMoz, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. All rights reserved. Moz is a registered trademark of SEOMoz, Inc.
          • Accessibility
          • Terms of Use
          • Privacy