Google says it is uncommon for GoogleBot navigate via pulldown menus

Ducksauce · 06-16-2011, 09:07 PM

I love pulldown menus of my Nav Bar. I thought it to be good as humans could easily get to each page from all pages.

"Keep important pages within several clicks from the homepage

Although you may believe that users prefer a search box on your site rather than category navigation, it's uncommon for search engine crawlers to type into search boxes or navigate via pulldown menus. So make sure your important pages are clickable from the homepage and for easy for Googlebot to find throughout your site. It's best to create a link architecture that's intuitive for users and crawlable for search engines."

The Link is Below:
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Importance of link architecture

yukon · 06-16-2011, 09:56 PM

If you code your site correct you won't have a problem getting all of the dropdown links indexed.

4webmaster · 06-16-2011, 10:12 PM

I have dropdown menus and all indexed. You need to create a sitemap and submit to googlewebmaster.

Ducksauce · 06-16-2011, 10:19 PM

Do you mean with a site map?

06-16-2011, 09:07 PM	#1
Ducksauce HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 234 Thanks: 59 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Google says it is uncommon for GoogleBot navigate via pulldown menus I love pulldown menus of my Nav Bar. I thought it to be good as humans could easily get to each page from all pages. "Keep important pages within several clicks from the homepage Although you may believe that users prefer a search box on your site rather than category navigation, it's uncommon for search engine crawlers to type into search boxes or navigate via pulldown menus. So make sure your important pages are clickable from the homepage and for easy for Googlebot to find throughout your site. It's best to create a link architecture that's intuitive for users and crawlable for search engines." The Link is Below: Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Importance of link architecture

06-16-2011, 09:56 PM	#2
yukon SEO Strategist War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 6,532 Thanks: 355 Thanked 1,992 Times in 1,273 Posts	Re: Google says it is uncommon for GoogleBot navigate via pulldown menus If you code your site correct you won't have a problem getting all of the dropdown links indexed.
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06-16-2011, 10:12 PM	#3
4webmaster HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 483 Thanks: 9 Thanked 48 Times in 40 Posts	Re: Google says it is uncommon for GoogleBot navigate via pulldown menus I have dropdown menus and all indexed. You need to create a sitemap and submit to googlewebmaster.

06-16-2011, 10:19 PM	#4
Ducksauce HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 234 Thanks: 59 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Google says it is uncommon for GoogleBot navigate via pulldown menus Do you mean with a site map?