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Hi Bob,<BR>
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Right, i can do that but that's what I want to avoid. If do that then I've lost the advantage of an include because I still have to write out the nav stuff for every page. And, if I change the nav code in the include (and the site structure), the nav code in every<noscript> will then break. what to do??<BR>
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- josh<BR>
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on 22-03-02 17.14, Filipiak, Bob (Contractor) at filipiab@atsc.army.mil wrote:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">Duplicate your navigation inside <NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT> at the bottom of your include.js file. Then every page that includes it will also have the <NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>Bob Filipiak</B></FONT></FONT></FONT> <BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="2">-----Original Message-----<BR>
<B>From:</B> josh@umwow.com [mailto:josh@umwow.com]<BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 22, 2002 11:06 AM<BR>
<B>To:</B> javascript@latech.edu<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> [Javascript] How can search engines see a js include for navigation?<BR>
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</FONT>Hello,<BR>
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New to the list. My first post. Hi.<BR>
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I'm building a site where I would like to use an include for my navigation. I know how to do it but read about a caveat on this page:<BR>
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http://javascript.about.com/library/weekly/aa102901a.htm<BR>
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"<FONT SIZE="4"><B>Caveats<BR>
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</FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="4">There are a couple of potential downsides to using this technique. First, search engines do not process JavaScript, so any content written by your scripts will not be indexed by a search engine. This can be a problem if you are using the include file as your main way of providing site navigation. Unless you provide another way for the search engine to see your links, such as using the <I><noscript></I> tag, the search engine will not follow your JavaScript generated links to subsequent pages."<BR>
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Using the <noscript> tag seems to defeat the purpose of an include because you'd have to put it on every page. So, how can I put my navigation in an include that is still searchable? Another way in Javascript? SSI? <BR>
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Links to resources for the solution are appreciated.<BR>
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- Josh Draper</FONT> <BR>
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