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"I think you are very close to the answer, but as a developer it just doesn't make sence to me for them to hide it by changing the CSS. I mean, that still leaves massive potential for different issues to arrise later."
But, assuming that you've had to make adjustments to a major website while it is live, some things don't turn out the way you'd like at the end of your work session.. and I could just see a developer trying to create or manage a process, hitting a snag, and instead of erasing all of his work [s]he'd just quickly cover it up until they could figure out the snag. Depending on the circumstances, it could take days or even weeks. Not saying it's right and certainly not saying anything about the developers themselves, but I could definitely see it.
"#3 Hidden content
While slick ‘web2’ stuff like content stashed in javascript spans can be a handy way to get more content on the page without compromising design, lending itself well to SEO. In reality the implementation of this stuff tends to fall short of usable. Anything which causes a page to lengthen when activated and drop below the fold can cause extra scrolling which doubles the work of the user who has to click to reveal the extra content then move back to their scrollbar to see it."
There is something referred to as a reasonable expectation of response. If you click on a tab, you expect a response. If you click a link, you expect something to happen. The implementation of this kind of scripting isn't a usability issue. If anything, cluttering a page to fit all this stuff in and effectively screwing the screen real estate is the larger issue. After too long, when people can't see something related to what they're looking for, they stop looking.
Those of you who are perhaps more familiar with WP development might also be interested in the use of conditional tags.. this is a great tip but conditional tags can take you a step further and help cut down the number of template pages in your theme.
Trust me.. this is coming from someone who has ~30 pages to her website, before I figured out conditional tags, LOL.
Can I just give Rebecca her props really quick? It's painfully annoying and HIGHLY indicative of a lack of wit when a man can only insinuate something about PMS when back-and-forthing with a woman.
That guy is wack.
Story: Google 'Leaks' Search Volume
Ahh yeah... the numbers are live and kicking right now. This made my night. :)
Story: 14 Steps to Super SEO Status
"So you're saying... If you can't programme you can't attain "rockstar" status?"
I'd say it - not necessarily be a programmer, but still. It's important to know something substantial about the actual files and documents that you're editing in order to make sure that you're not only NOT getting in your own way, but to make sure that you're aware of all of the possibilities afforded you within a certain website's constructs.
Personal opinion, of course, but I think that knowing the basics will get you by, but going above and beyond is what being a rockstar is all about, IMO.
"lol, last time I saw stuff like this, it turned out that the OP (of that topic) was a competitor of the site in question and was actually doing the same thing but from a more advanced perspective. Their campaign to oust the competition actually worked too. ;)"
Damn.. I JUST said this exact same thing. Sphunn just for being hilarious. LOL.
There should be a "Flag answer as... annoying/stupid/painfully inaccurate" option on there.
Story: 10 Common SEO Mistakes
It's a pretty good list, but there was only one thing I took issue with. It's not always advisable to have your analytics code at the end of the page, depending on the type of coding language your website uses.
You can occasionally get away with putting javascript code at the end of the XHTML, depending on whether or not it has a grand effect on the page's presentation or if your developer has coded the page in such a fashion where the presentation won't be largely affected by it. But analytics code? I think it might be best to test what works with your site, and if you run into a situation where it's going the same either way, THEN place it in the bottom.
In short (or long, I guess lol) talking with your web developer and testing out the options might work best before you go making decisions all willy nilly. I've linked Google's support page about this, just because it'll give a slight background on the issue. Should I add the tracking code to the head or body of my page?
Hope that helps a little. :)
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