DO search engine follow forms? 1

[boyfromoz]

I have a page that instead of linking anywhere, suers msut click on a button that submits a form.

Can search engiens follow this as they do a link?

 

[Wullie]

Hi mate,

No, a search engine will not follow the form action.

You need to get round this by providing another way that the search engine find these pages, the best way is to use something such as the following:

<NOSCRIPT>
<A HREF=&quot;/page1.html&quot;>.</A><A HREF=&quot;page2.html&quot;>.</A> etc etc etc
</NOSCRIPT>

Because a search engine does not use javascript, it will read that tag and follow the links to the other pages but your normal users will not see the links. Even if they have javascript turned off then all they see is ......

Hope this helps Wullie

sales@freshlookdesign.co.uk

http://www.freshlookdesign.co.uk

http://www.searchit-now.co.uk

 

[Wullie]

Hi again,

I also mean't to mention that you could use hidden images to create the links as well.

Just create a transparent gif and then use the following format.

<NOSCRIPT>
<A HREF=&quot;/page1.html&quot;><IMG SRC=&quot;blank.gif&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;></A> etc
</NOSCRIPT>

Hope this helps Wullie

sales@freshlookdesign.co.uk

http://www.freshlookdesign.co.uk

http://www.searchit-now.co.uk

 

[boyfromoz]

Yeah, was what I epected. Oh well. Hidden iamges and links it is. I use them all the time anyway for my flash pags so it is not a big deal, just a nuisance.