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Is <h1 class="hideText"> SEO spam?

by rwilson89
6 replies
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I asked one of our web designers to build me a landing page and he hid all the text with <h1 class="hideText"> and replaced it with images so he could use a certain font.

He swore google was cool with this and it was as SEO friendly as a normal H1. I couldn't find anything on the internet yet supporting him. Is class="hideText" spam to google?
#<h1 #classhidetext> #hidden text #seo #spam
  • Profile picture of the author nicktyler
    I have used this with no problems before but it does not need to be hidden just behind the images. Also when I used it it was a while ago so it might cause more problems now.
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    The right way to do it is called css image replacement.
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  • Profile picture of the author drmadcow
    I'll admit I've done the same, however something as blatant as calling your class hideText just stinks of someone reporting you for something....
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  • Profile picture of the author drmadcow
    Alternatively maybe try using a Google font like Water Filters Fast (see headers), or use sIFR.
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