Is it okay to have a video transcription in a collapsable div for SEO?

[BlueLinkERP]

SEOmoz is good about making sure their videos have a transcription included below them but of course the description takes up a TON of space. Could I enjoy most of the same benefit of a transcription by including it in a collapsable div like an accordion?

[PhilNottingham]

Yes.

[SteveTheWoodsman]

Yes it is fine.  However, you should following some basic rules:

1. Make sure your page is configured with all of your DIVS expanded when JavaScript is disabled.
2. Make sure all the divs and the text is on the page–and not called from an external file.
3. Make sure the header line is visible, otherwise you might be considered as hiding text.

See here for original content:
http://www.shimonsandler.com/collapsible-div-seo-friendly/

[BlueLinkERP]

Thanks for the info, but what do you mean by the header line?

[SteveTheWoodsman]

Header Line:

In your div, when it is collapsed, make sure that you don't just have blank space, that when someone clicks it it expands.  Instead, what you need is to have something that says "Click here for full video transcript"... and it would be a good idea to have that tagged as an H1 or H2.

Hope that helps!

[BlueLinkERP]

Got'cha. Thanks!