Google and display:none

[xman87]

Hi Guys,

i want to know what you think about solution which i have to switch content in tab on my page.

Here: http://www.exprestlac.sk/beta/produkt/vizitky  i have some important content in tabs, which are switching via javascript.

So when you click there on O produkte next to Ceny  it will show you product description.

My problem is that in source code when page is loaded i have this:

Product description..

And after user click on O produkte javascript remove that display:none and show content. But Google will see only display:none as i think.

Can i get penalty from Google? Will it index this text?

Thanks for your suggestions how to resolve this.

[Entrusteddev]

Hi,

I think its unlikely that you will get a penalty for using display none in this way. Also, Google will index the content from the product description. If you have the Web Dev Toolbar in Firefox, try turning CSS off and look at the page for a basic Googlebot view of the page. You can see that all the 'tabbed' content that is normally hidden is shown. This may also highlight some other issues on the page (hint hint)...

Cheers

Aran

[Theo-NL]

I agree with Aran, as long as you use the display:none in a legitimate way, Google is unlikely to penaltize you for it. Even if they got as far as manually reviewing your website, they would see you've intended no foul with the display:none.