Paz
04-06-2007, 12:04 PM
I don't like dropdown menus because I'm pretty sure a high percentage of users don't spot the sub-menu links.
On some sites they're unavoidable though, but I've seen sites with the most horrendous javascript navigational code and the sub-pages of these sites usually aren't indexed at all. Having a sitemap can help, but I think a sitewide navigational scheme that actually passes PR can really help with rankings, especially if the navigational scheme contains targeted keywords.
One of the reasons the javascript code code is so complex is that web developers feel the code has to be compatible with IE Mozilla Safari Opera and all the other offbeat browsers out there. It's my view that by blocking sub-pages from SE's you will be losing 99% of your search traffic for the 5% of people who don't use IE or Mozilla and that's madness.
Anyway, I've found this excellent looking dropdown menu (http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/final_drop.html) based on CSS. It's a variation of the Suckerfish CSS dropdown menu, but is more compatible with other browers. I don't think I've ever seen a more search engine friendly dropdown menu!
Cheers,
Paz.
On some sites they're unavoidable though, but I've seen sites with the most horrendous javascript navigational code and the sub-pages of these sites usually aren't indexed at all. Having a sitemap can help, but I think a sitewide navigational scheme that actually passes PR can really help with rankings, especially if the navigational scheme contains targeted keywords.
One of the reasons the javascript code code is so complex is that web developers feel the code has to be compatible with IE Mozilla Safari Opera and all the other offbeat browsers out there. It's my view that by blocking sub-pages from SE's you will be losing 99% of your search traffic for the 5% of people who don't use IE or Mozilla and that's madness.
Anyway, I've found this excellent looking dropdown menu (http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/final_drop.html) based on CSS. It's a variation of the Suckerfish CSS dropdown menu, but is more compatible with other browers. I don't think I've ever seen a more search engine friendly dropdown menu!
Cheers,
Paz.