How can get out of flash?

Dynamike · #1 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 01:55 AM

I did purchase a pre-designed flash template. It is all made out looking nice. I had no idea flash was bad for SEO. Is there a way it can be made out to be partial flash and HTML/CSS so SEO will pick it up?

Donk · #2 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 02:13 AM

The best way that I have found to do this is to use a simple javascript script SWFObject.

Your HTML code should be changed to:

HTML Code:

 <head>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript">
    swfobject.embedSWF("myContent.swf", "myContent", "300", "120", "9.0.0");
    </script>

  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="myContent">
      <p>Alternative content</p>
    </div>
  </body>

The alternative content will be picked up by text only browsers and browsers that can't handle Flash and Javascript.

From an seo viewpoint the Alternative text will be picked up by search engines.

Regards

Bob

Dynamike · #3 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 02:59 AM

Thanks, buddy. I will bring this up to my web designer.

meloncholy · #4 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 07:29 AM

I don't want to come across as pro-Flash (because I'm really not

), but as you already have one it's worth noting that Google can now read text and follow links in a lot of Flash sites. More on the Google Webmaster blog. I don't know how well other spiders cope with Flash.

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