Do search engines take the names of DOM elements like divs and tables into account. So for example would a div called “some keyword” be better than one called “body”?
Originally posted 2010-09-03 13:19:26. Go Home page
Posted on 26 October 2010 by SEOman from Seattle
Do search engines take the names of DOM elements like divs and tables into account. So for example would a div called “some keyword” be better than one called “body”?
Originally posted 2010-09-03 13:19:26. Go Home page
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Search engines look for specific elements that are known to bring emphasis in web pages, like h[1-6], b, strong, and em. They skip over containers like span and div to get to the actual content.
September 3rd, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Search engines don’t index elements. When the page is spidered the tags would be removed (and possibility the content within the tag ie: