SEO and Server-Side Files
Advisor
James Kesterson,
Advisor
- Nov 14, 2013 6:21 AM
Does anyone have experience with the affect that using an external menu file has on SEO? Does using an "include" statement in a webpage to pull your menu or other files into your webpage descrease the chances that search engines will find and index the content therein?
1 Answer
Expert
Jerry Rackley
Expert
- Nov 14, 2013 2:25 PM
Ah, the power of community! To get an answer, I consulted with Demand Metric member Justin Boeckman at MyRankMonsters.com. According to Justin, the short answer is that the use of an "include" statement should not negatively impact your SEO efforts. Google is pretty good at understanding what's going on when these statements are use. To be sure, Justin says that you can look at the source code to make sure it's rendered on the page correctly.