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Google Processes Javascript?

by kettlewell
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I was evaluating a site this morning, to determine why they were ranking high, what I need to do to out rank them, etc.

And I realized that Google is only giving them 4 back link credits, the main page is a PR4 ...

but what gets me is that a majority of the text on the entire site is wrapped in javascript!!

looking at the text-only cached version is not showing the hidden text -

So my question to all of you is:

Has anyone else suspected that Google *can* read/process javascript?

Or maybe someone has a better explanation?


Matt
#google #javascript #processes
  • Profile picture of the author JustVisiting
    Hi
    I believe page rank is awarded because of number and quality of links from external sites.
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    • Profile picture of the author kettlewell
      Originally Posted by JustVisiting View Post

      Hi
      I believe page rank is awarded because of number and quality of links from external sites.
      PageRank isn't really the issue I'm after - but I'll throw in my 2 cents on the matter - PR isn't only about back links - in fact many (myself included) believe that PR is dead/dying as a useful tool

      I have a PR3 site that I've never promoted. Google shows no back links, but the site is consistently on page 1. So does PR have only to do with back links? I don't think so - I think that its a lot more complex than that (which is why I brought up the javascript question)
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      • Profile picture of the author JustVisiting
        Originally Posted by kettlewell View Post

        I have a PR3 site that I've never promoted. Google shows no back links, but the site is consistently on page 1. So does PR have only to do with back links? I don't think so - I think that its a lot more complex than that (which is why I brought up the javascript question)
        Backlinks at Google don't always seem to tally with known backlinks. I had a high PR Clickbank product page without any backlinks according to Google...yet I know I did from cpanel stats.!
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      • Profile picture of the author JustVisiting
        Originally Posted by kettlewell View Post

        So does PR have only to do with back links? I don't think so - I think that its a lot more complex than that (which is why I brought up the javascript question)
        There's some interesting info at webmaster world about Google being able to read javascript (dating back to 2005 !).
        Does Google see javascript links now?
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  • Profile picture of the author LavelleC
    But to answer your question, yes Google reads
    javascript. I read somewhere a few months ago
    that they're working with adobe to read flash too.

    They probably have plans of reading our minds
    eventually.
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