Does hidden text, which appears for an onclick event, get indexed by Google and what SEO impact does this have?

[JuiceBoxOM]

I'm trying to simplify a conversion process with an onclick event to show text rather than having a completely separate page, but wondering if this is going to negatively impact on SEO, especially considering it's hidden text. I've seen a couple of things out there where you could position the text off the screen and the onclick results in it coming on.

[GeorgeAndrews]

Many sites use JavaScript effects to provide a better user experience like you are describing.

Here's a link to what Google has to say about "hidden" text:

http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=66353

Generally, if you turn JavaScript off and your page renders all of the text on the page, that text is considered accessible (note: this is important not just for search engines, but also for users who may need to use screen readers to access your site).

An accessible web page is one that search engines will like. You can continue to use JavaScript to create the user experience you are describing as long as all of the content is accessible when JavaScript is turned off. Do this and you shouldn't have any problems.

Personally, I wouldn't think you need to position the text off the screen in this case, you can simply use CSS to display:none until your JavaScript event goes off.

Hope this helps!

[JuiceBoxOM]

Thanks for your reply George, this really helped!