[thelist] window.self question
Joshua Olson
joshua at waetech.com
Mon Nov 24 12:28:19 CST 2003
----- Original Message -----
From: "michael grover" <mike at michaelgrover.com>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 12:43 PM
> Certain paid-for links on my site are getting hammered by spiders. I
> have the idea that I can hide the links behind javascript and thwart the
> more stupid spiders. But, I can't figure out how to use javascript in
> such a way that it won't go about opening a new window.
>
> Here's what I start with:
> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('target_page.html',''); return
> false;">Paid-for link</a>.
Along the same lines, try:
<a href="#" onclick="top.location.href = 'target_page.html'; return
false;">Paid-for link</a>
> Any ideas? Or, any other ideas for how I can obfuscate these links from
> spiders while still making them usable by humans?
This technique precludes non-js users from following the links. If that is
acceptable then you are done. If not, then you may consider making this
link a form submittal rather than an anchor. Look here for an example:
http://concepts.waetech.com/spamproof_email/
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Joshua Olson
Web Application Engineer
WAE Tech Inc.
http://www.waetech.com
706.210.0168
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