| | |
|
|
|
search engine indexing |
|---|
| message from A.H.O. on 16 Jul 2004 |
Ive heard that a search engine doenst use meta much anymore but instead uses
content. My home page doesnt have a whole lot of text in it. Will the search
engines read or index or whatever you call it the alt="" in the page?
I think Im using the term alt="" right? Isnt that what makes the "pop up
text" that comes up when you scroll over an object with your mouse?
Thanks
|
| A.H.O. replied to A.H.O. on 16 Jul 2004 |
Anyone have any idea, or should I look elsewhere?
|
| Murray *TMM* replied to A.H.O. on 16 Jul 2004 |
Wait - you got an answer, no? To reiterate.
SE's will read alt attribute contents. They will also read title attribute
contents. But if there is no *content* on the page, I don't think that you
will get a good ranking in any event.
|
| terry replied to A.H.O. on 16 Jul 2004 |
You can use keywords in the alt attribute, the title attribute and links. I
use them in acronyms and abbreviations as well but I don't really know about
the value of this.
With regard to the alt attribute, this is used to give an image a textual
alternative to screen readers and other assistive technology but also
appears, as you noted, as a "tool tip" type of visual aid.
HTH
Terry
|
| Gary White replied to terry on 16 Jul 2004 |
The "tool tip" displaying ALT text is an IE only anomaly. No other
browser displays it.
Gary
|
|
Archived message: search engine indexing (Macromedia Dreamweaver Web Design)
