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. Can google bots read my internal post links if they are all listed in a javascript accordian where I list my sources?

    Can google bots read my internal post links if they are all listed in a javascript accordian where I list my sources?

    Technical SEO Issues
    2 2 51
    • 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.
    • ianizaguirre
      ianizaguirre last edited by

      I post a JavaScript accordion drop down tab [ a collapsible content area ] at the end of all my posts. I labeled the accordion "Show Article Sources"., and when a user clicks it, then the accordion expands open and it shows all the sources I listed for my article. And this is where I post all of my articles links that I reference per each article. But I read somewhere that google crawlers can not read text in a drop down JavaScript tab. So I am wondering now if this is true because that would mean I have no internal linking SEO going on since it cant read the links? ..... if it is true, then I should remove the accordion from all my articles and some how include the links I reference in the actual body text so I can get SEO benefits from external linking similar content? If that's true, what is an aesthetic way to do this, any example links? Tips ? Thoughts ?

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

        According to a test done in Search Engine Land, Google bot can crawl and index those links in Javascript. So you should be fine.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
        • 1 / 1
        • First post
          Last post
        • How can I avoid too many internal links in my site navigation?
          Christy-Correll
          Christy-Correll
          0
          4
          574

        • Google Does not find Internal links
          Cesare.Marchetti
          Cesare.Marchetti
          0
          4
          80

        • Webmaster tools not showing links but Moz OSE is showing links. Why can't I see them in the Google Search Console
          Eric_Rohrback
          Eric_Rohrback
          0
          4
          4.0k

        • Internal link structure, find out if there are any internal links to this page
          RobertFisher
          RobertFisher
          0
          8
          1.2k

        • Can you be penalised in Google for excessive internal keyword linking?
          sparrowdog
          sparrowdog
          0
          4
          426

        • Does Google Read Javascript?
          Cyrus-Shepard
          Cyrus-Shepard
          0
          6
          3.1k

        • Can Google read text in Javascript?
          mickey11
          mickey11
          0
          3
          984

        • Google can read japanese or only alphabet ?
          nipponx
          nipponx
          0
          3
          761

        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