Which is best Div or table?

IMdude123

15 years ago

div is better. apparently tables aren't very good for SEO.

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Jason Z

15 years ago

Tables are the old way of building websites and are frowned upon these days.

You want to build websites with divs as your main block elements and style them with css to make them do what you want.

Tables really should only be used if you are creating a table of data within a page.

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capripio

15 years ago

For me Div is better if you make website layouts when you make form kind stuff like contact or login form I use table

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tuanng

15 years ago

table is the old method, div is the modern method with more flexibility, cleaner code, better for SEO. If you are comfortable with div/css, use div.

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ram07

15 years ago

Originally Posted by tuanng

table is the old method, div is the modern method with more flexibility, cleaner code, better for SEO. If you are comfortable with div/css, use div.

"Better for SEO", I don't know how it will be useful for SEO purpose? What will be the difference of using "DIV" and "<TABLE>" in SEO?

I am a developer and not familiar in SEO, So please any one replay for this.

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BRAIN_PAIN

15 years ago

Originally Posted by ram07

"Better for SEO", I don't know how it will be useful for SEO purpose? What will be the difference of using "DIV" and "<TABLE>" in SEO?

I am a developer and not familiar in SEO, So please any one replay for this.

Thanks.

So here is what I have red on the topic in one seo blog - importantseotips at blogspot.

1. Div Loads faster than Tables

2. Tables can be inflexible

3. Accessibility issues are easier with DIV

4. Tables don't print as well

5. Div is great for SEO - powerful to do content positioning. So basically you can place the bulk of your rich content closer to the top of your HTML code, but it will still render on the browser in the same place

6. DIVs can reduce the size of page - Use of DIVs and CSS can allow you to reduce the size of your HTML significantly, depending on how nested your tables are. TABLE tags require, TR, TD, and some cases include, TH, THEAD, TBODY, TFOOT. This adds quite a few tags that can all be condensed into a few DIVs.

I think that the author of these 6 points is right and he have some arguments in favor of DIV's for SEO.

DIV's are the better thing to go. Tables are long forgotten.

If you want to be a modern developer and make efficient websites - use DIVs.

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aeroturner

15 years ago

Using div is best for creating site layout, remodelling a whole site can be done easier when u desire to do so.. sometimes u can use tables when u are forced to do at certain part..other than that div (css) is more effective

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Kyle Oliveiro

15 years ago

No one uses tables nowadays. Divs are the way to go.

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dimazgyba

15 years ago

div is good and seo friendly, make your site load faster

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webexperts666 15 years ago

Originally Posted by dimazgyba

div is good and seo friendly, make your site load faster

Hi I think you are div is good but little bit difficult to handle. Table can be easily handle.
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