Is hiding content with JavaScript or "text-indent: -9999px" bad for SEO?
- by Samuel
So apparently hiding content using "display: none" is bad for SEO and seen by googlebot as being deceptive. This according to a lot of the posts I read online and questions even on this site.
But what if I hide keyword rich text using javascript? A jquery example:
$(function() {
$('#keywordRichTextContainer').hide();
});
or using visibility hidden:
$(function() {
$('#keywordRichTextContainer').css({
visibility: 'hidden',
position: 'absolute'
});
});
Would any of these techniques cause my site to be penalized? If googlebot can't read javascript then if I'm hiding through js it shouldn't know right?
What about using "text-indent: -9999px"?
